Friendly League

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adhemar Santos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Haji Sarap made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronaldinho Gauchet in the 6th minute. Fırat Aytekin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar Santos in the 8th minute of the match. With a little luck, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Haji Sarap got control of the ball when Ciro da Silveira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fırat Aytekin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horácio Abraão in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Camargo in the 16th minute of play forced S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Fırat Aytekin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute Ronaldinho Gauchet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haji Sarap saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Haji Sarap managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Camillo Giandomenico fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some careless play in the S.C. Corinthians Paulista defense, Horácio Abraão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fırat Aytekin. The S.C. Corinthians Paulista fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fırat Aytekin should have stopped the shot. 25 minutes into the match, S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goal looked a bit too open when Adhemar Santos came free, but Fırat Aytekin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adhemar Santos in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fırat Aytekin saved S.C. Corinthians Paulista from getting behind. In the 27th minute Ronaldinho Gaucho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fırat Aytekin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haji Sarap made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Ciro da Silveira sent off a good shot on target. Ciro da Silveira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Haji Sarap made a huge save. Haji Sarap took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldinho Gauchet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to S.C. Corinthians Paulista getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Hilario Izquierdo hit a great ball. Fırat Aytekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adhemar Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Horácio Abraão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fırat Aytekin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Júnior Baiano in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Joinville City - FSCMZ's Mbaka N'Diaye. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Fırat Aytekin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Abraão in the 41st minute of play. In the 44th minute, Adhemar Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fırat Aytekin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Ciro da Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Haji Sarap tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Tiago Clavell was substituted for Camillo Giandomenico. After the first half Joinville City - FSCMZ were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Johannes Kruuse was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Horácio Abraão 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. Haji Sarap showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléberson Paraense, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Joinville City - FSCMZ's João Francisco Arce was substituted for Horácio Abraão. In the 60th minute of the match Joinville City - FSCMZ got a corner. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Henrique Camargo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Henrique Camargo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Fırat Aytekin did a great save. After 62 played minutes S.C. Corinthians Paulista got a freekick which was hit by Ciro da Silveira. With a little luck, S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Fırat Aytekin got control of the ball when João Francisco Arce tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fırat Aytekin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Arce in the 65th minute of play. Fırat Aytekin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Francisco Arce in the 65th minute of play. If Geovanildo Luis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Cléberson Paraense came free, but Haji Sarap reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.C. Corinthians Paulista were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Joinville City - FSCMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cléberson Paraense took the corner. Fırat Aytekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovanildo Luis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovanildo Luis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Fırat Aytekin made a huge save. João Francisco Arce's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fırat Aytekin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Fırat Aytekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute Joinville City - FSCMZ were awarded a corner. Henrique Camargo went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Joinville City - FSCMZ's corner Henrique Camargo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fırat Aytekin quite easily take care of the ball. Fırat Aytekin made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Francisco Arce in the 91st minute. Fırat Aytekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Joinville City - FSCMZ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.