Friendly League

Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Benedykt Pankiewicz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Bolt in the 2nd minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Esen Sanal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute Lei Feng Yan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul booed when Merusca F&P was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Capasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauro-Facundo Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedykt Pankiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedykt Pankiewicz in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the game, Fabian Meleșcanu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merusca F&P's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.E.R. Caxias do Sul the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Fabian Meleșcanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Meleșcanu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 24 minutes into the match. The supporters of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul booed when Merusca F&P was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Meleșcanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Esen Sanal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Capasso in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Lei Feng Yan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Esen Sanal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Capasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lei Feng Yan in the 35th minute of play forced Merusca F&P's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Merusca F&P's Esen Sanal threw himself towards the right post 40 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roberto Bolt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 41st minute Merusca F&P were awarded a corner. Walmyr Novaes went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Merusca F&P's corner Walmyr Novaes fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Esen Sanal quite easily take care of the ball. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lei Feng Yan, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Merusca F&P's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lei Feng Yan was slow to take the kick. During this time S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's players had a chance to rest. The corner led S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Lei Feng Yan to fire away a dangerous shot which Mauro-Facundo Buffon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Merusca F&P players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul were winning 0-1.

Esen Sanal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florian Capasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardinho de Senna in the 57th minute of the match. Esen Sanal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Bolt, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Merusca F&P's Marcinho Sabóia was substituted for Hélder Fonseca. In the 63rd minute of the match S.E.R. Caxias do Sul got a corner. Merusca F&P's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lei Feng Yan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Lei Feng Yan to fire away a dangerous shot which Mauro-Facundo Buffon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Esen Sanal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrinho Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The supporters of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul booed when Merusca F&P was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Bolt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Merusca F&P's Geovani Mangueira was substituted for Anderson Vidal. Merusca F&P made a substitution. Fumanchu Ponta replaced Walmyr Novaes. Roberto Bolt kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After some careless play in the S.E.R. Caxias do Sul defense, Roberto Bolt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Esen Sanal. The S.E.R. Caxias do Sul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Esen Sanal should have stopped the shot. If Ricardinho de Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gernando Falcão hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Fellipe Capixaba's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Esen Sanal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Pochekanski, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Mario Pochekanski scored 1-2 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mauro-Facundo Buffon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Merusca F&P getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Fumanchu Ponta hit a great ball. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Pochekanski, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Mario Pochekanski sent off a good shot on target. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fumanchu Ponta in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched S.E.R. Caxias do Sul eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.