Friendly League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) MAZER SAF's Igor Coronado started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute, Wilson Motta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Luiz Recife during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pedro Luiz Recife hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. MAZER SAF's Osvaldo Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulisses Leal in the 12th minute of play. Gilson Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Osvaldo Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jarbas Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Santana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Osvaldo Marques tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Félix Torres hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. The supporters of HollywooDogs booed when MAZER SAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdomiro Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Igor Coronado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gigio Buffon. That made the score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. After 38 minutes, Igor Coronado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MAZER SAF and the HollywooDogs players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 38 played minutes MAZER SAF got a freekick which was hit by Igor Coronado. 39 minutes into the match, Régis Batista notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of MAZER SAF's Osvaldo Marques. Osvaldo Marques was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Celsinho da Silveira came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Gigio Buffon could save by the left post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Régis Batista to make the kick off. HollywooDogs's Gigio Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Alberto in the 52nd minute of play. Gigio Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Coronado, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Gigio Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Alberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the HollywooDogs defense, Celsinho da Silveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gigio Buffon. The HollywooDogs fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gigio Buffon should have stopped the shot. Gigio Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Alberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gigio Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Alberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 71 minutes, Ricardo Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HollywooDogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ricardo Bittencourt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. HollywooDogs's Gil Bastos was substituted for Luiz Fernando Motta. Régis Batista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Osvaldo Marques made a huge save. Ricardo Bittencourt received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Osvaldo Marques came out and tried to block the shot, but Ricardo Bittencourt slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 80th minute. In the 82nd match minute, HollywooDogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Gómez to maneuver through the defense. MAZER SAF's Félix Torres got his second yellow card of the match in the 86th minute. The referee ordered Félix Torres off the ground. A collision led to MAZER SAF getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Félix Torres hit a great ball. Sidnei Xavier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardinho Cunha in the 88th minute of play forced HollywooDogs's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigio Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho Cunha in the 89th minute of play. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when HollywooDogs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilson Motta didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Bernardinho Cunha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Gigio Buffon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Luiz Fabiano Abraão got a free kick in the 94th minute. MAZER SAF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.