Friendly League

Arena Uruguai
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Deilmison van Basten made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laerte Lucas got free with Rodriguinho Sousa in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Montevideo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robin van Persie was slow to take the kick. During this time ATHLETICO PRaiano's players had a chance to rest. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Robin van Persie was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ronaldo Medeiros in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ronaldo Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vilhelm Skoog, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldo Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 20th minute of the match. With a little luck, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa got control of the ball when Laerte Lucas tried to sneak it across the goal line. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by ATHLETICO PRaiano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Wilson Fernandez was slow to take the kick. During this time Montevideo's players had a chance to rest. Montevideo's Wilson Fernandez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Ronaldo Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin van Persie, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Christian Passos hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Deilmison van Basten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ronaldo Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 39 minutes of play, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Deilmison van Basten made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ronaldo Medeiros was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee felt a red card was in order, 44 minutes into the game, when Vitor Beckenbauer put in a rough tackle. After 46 played minutes Montevideo got a freekick which was hit by Christian Passos.

After a rather tough play, Montevideo's Bray McJon got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 57th minute Laerte Lucas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deilmison van Basten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Ronaldo Medeiros made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deilmison van Basten in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ronaldo Medeiros saved Montevideo from getting behind. In the 64th minute Bray McJon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Montevideo's Ronaldo Medeiros got control of the ball when Deilmison van Basten tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rodriguinho Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo Matorin in the 70th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Montevideo's zone, Robin van Persie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ronaldo Medeiros came out of the goal and Robin van Persie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Matorin in the 79th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robin van Persie got free with Ronaldo Medeiros in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernandão Recife during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Montevideo's Fernandão Recife got a free kick in the 90th minute. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Robin van Persie hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ATHLETICO PRaiano had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.