League

Rio de Janeiro
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benjamin Brereton made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd match minute, zelene was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joélson Fantini to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Benjamin Brereton put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Elias Valladares. A hard shot 6 in the game by Benjamin Brereton from a close distance when the talented Elias Valladares managed to make a qualified save. zelene's players were relieved. Elias Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldir Fernandez in the 8th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Benjamin Brereton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elias Valladares was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. When Joélson Fantini fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored zelene's protests and gave Joélson Fantini a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, zelene's Joélson Fantini got a free kick in the 13th minute. With his leg Elias Valladares managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when A. A. SAQUAREMA's Benjamin Brereton fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 22nd minute, Waldir Fernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A. A. SAQUAREMA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 25 minutes into the match, zelene's goalkeeper Elias Valladares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamin Brereton. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldir Fernandez in the 27th minute of play forced zelene's goalkeeper Elias Valladares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Brereton kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 29thth minute. Though ot was a great shot zelene's keeper Elias Valladares was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. A. A. SAQUAREMA were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after zelene's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Valdo Dracena took the corner. A. A. SAQUAREMA's Valdo Dracena was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Elias Valladares in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 35th minute, Waldir Fernandez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elias Valladares. The goal made the score 3-0. 4-0 became the score in the 40th minute when Waldir Fernandez elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Brereton got free with Elias Valladares in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of zelene booed when A. A. SAQUAREMA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Brereton didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Severino Chan to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, A. A. SAQUAREMA's Benjamin Brereton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elias Valladares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Elias Valladares didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when A. A. SAQUAREMA's Benjamin Brereton shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 6-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The audience was convinced that Benjamin Brereton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elias Valladares was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 59th minute A. A. SAQUAREMA were awarded a corner. Valdo Dracena went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on A. A. SAQUAREMA's corner Valdo Dracena fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Elias Valladares quite easily take care of the ball. 64 minutes into the match, zelene's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Brereton came free, but Elias Valladares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Elias Valladares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Brereton in the 66th minute of play. Elias Valladares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Brereton, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Brereton in the 69th minute of play forced zelene's goalkeeper Elias Valladares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Simões took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elias Valladares. Elias Valladares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. 78 minutes into the match, Benjamin Brereton had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elias Valladares. zelene's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benjamin Brereton was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Elias Valladares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin Brereton's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamin Brereton in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elias Valladares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamin Brereton in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elias Valladares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Benjamin Brereton sped through zelene's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elias Valladares. A collision led to zelene getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Raimundo de Azevedo hit a great ball. Elias Valladares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldir Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Waldir Fernandez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elias Valladares was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. After 97 minutes zelene's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valdo Dracena who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Valdomiro Sabóia got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Elias Valladares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The A. A. SAQUAREMA fans cheered their team off the field, for while zelene had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.