Friendly League

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Ochoa got the match started through his kick off. Lucas Beltrán could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Generoso Gonzalez made a huge save. With a little luck, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Generoso Gonzalez got control of the ball when Lucas Beltrán tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Lucas Beltrán fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nova Era's protests and gave Lucas Beltrán a yellow card for diving instead. Lucas Beltrán hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Generoso Gonzalez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Beltrán in the 13th minute of the match. If Eugênio Meireles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Nova Era booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Jokin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chico Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Lucas Beltrán had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Generoso Gonzalez. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Beltrán was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 24th minute, Guaberto Rocio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 28 minutes of play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chico Pinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute Gustavo-Hernán Egoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Generoso Gonzalez made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Lucas Beltrán sent off a good shot on target. Lucas Beltrán received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Generoso Gonzalez came out and tried to block the shot, but Lucas Beltrán slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 33rd minute. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Generoso Gonzalez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugênio Meireles in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka were awarded a corner. Aaron Jokin went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Segundo Hanot managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ke Xun during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Nova Era booed when Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ke Xun didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Generoso Gonzalez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Beltrán. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reynaldo Mello during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Reynaldo Mello kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute of the match Aaron Jokin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chico Pinho skillfully saved the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Beltrán was the one to do the kick off. Nova Era's Chico Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Ochoa in the 54th minute of play. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Chico Pinho made a huge save. Generoso Gonzalez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Beltrán in the 62nd minute of play. In the 67th match minute, Nova Era was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Ceresso to maneuver through the defense. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka made a substitution. Bengt-Arne Åberg replaced Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. Generoso Gonzalez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugênio Meireles in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute of the match Guaberto Rocio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Generoso Gonzalez skillfully saved the ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nova Era's goalkeeper Chico Pinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Reynaldo Mello hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Generoso Gonzalez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Beltrán in the 83rd minute of play. Generoso Gonzalez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugênio Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Generoso Gonzalez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guaberto Rocio in the 88th minute of play. Nova Era were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guaberto Rocio took the corner. Generoso Gonzalez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Beltrán in the 95th minute of the match. Nova Era's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.