Friendly League

Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kelly Hopson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luiz Fábio Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Armani having to interfere. In the 12thth minute of the game Freddie Henderson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Inter de Melão's Hugo Breckenfeld was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Inter de Melão's Carlos Fernando de Lara got a free kick in the 13th minute. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Freddie Henderson sped through Inter de Melão's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hugo Breckenfeld. In the 36th minute Elói da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Ernani Dias 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. Preston McCarthy kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. A hard and well directed shot from Ernani Dias led 44 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Elói da Rocha made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Preston McCarthy to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute Elói da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kelly Hopson to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd minute, Elói da Rocha 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. If Frédson Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute, Ernani Dias fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Clemente Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fábio Montenegro in the 72nd minute of play. Bobby Fisher's late challenge caught a Inter de Melão's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bobby Fisher helped the player get up and apologised. Bobby Fisher hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elói da Rocha got free with Clemente Armani in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Nogueira in the 84th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Luiz Fábio Montenegro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Clemente Armani. That made the score 2-2 in the 86 minute of play. Elói da Rocha who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Clemente Armani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Clemente Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elói da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Inter de Melão were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.