Friendly League

TRIFORCE ARENA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vicit FC's goalkeeper Lauro Mangueira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 5 minutes into the game, José Paulo Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Lauro Mangueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lauro Mangueira firmly grabbed it by the left post. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Juliusz Bialakowski put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cristian Salles. After a rather tough play, Vicit FC's Alex da Fonseca got a free kick in the 14th minute. Lauro Mangueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice in the 16th minute of play. When Luiz Paulo de Lima came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Triforce Super Soccer fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luiz Paulo de Lima couldn't finish the play. Cristian Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juliusz Bialakowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean-Pascal Croissant kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Bialakowski in the 20th minute of play forced Triforce Super Soccer's goalkeeper Cristian Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lauro Mangueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Alcântara in the 22nd minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Triforce Super Soccer's Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lauro Mangueira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juliusz Bialakowski in the 27th minute of play forced Triforce Super Soccer's goalkeeper Cristian Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Triforce Super Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Juliusz Bialakowski came free, but Cristian Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alessandro Carvalho was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 29 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Vicit FC's Alessandro Carvalho got a free kick in the 30th minute. After having played for 31 minutes, Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Triforce Super Soccer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Lauro Mangueira 34 minutes into the match. A collision led to Triforce Super Soccer getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. José Paulo Alcântara hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Triforce Super Soccer's Lauro Mangueira threw himself towards the right post 39 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luiz Paulo de Lima, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 41 minutes into the match, Vicit FC's goalkeeper Lauro Mangueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice. Luiz Paulo de Lima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lauro Mangueira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Archie Wadham in the 44th minute of play forced Triforce Super Soccer's goalkeeper Cristian Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Archie Wadham to strike the kick off in the second half. Cristian Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. José Paulo Alcântara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arthur Pena kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, Vicit FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Paulo de Lima came free, but Lauro Mangueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Luiz Paulo de Lima came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Triforce Super Soccer fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luiz Paulo de Lima couldn't finish the play. José Paulo Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lauro Mangueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Paulo de Lima in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Triforce Super Soccer's goalkeeper Cristian Salles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lauro Mangueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Paulo de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Archie Wadham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Cristian Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Paulo Alcântara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Triforce Super Soccer made a substitution. Zeca Magalhães replaced Gilberto da Mata. Vicit FC's Lauro Mangueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice in the 93rd minute of play. A collision led to Vicit FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Durval Vianna hit a great ball. After 97 played minutes, Triforce Super Soccer's Ato Jabari Hamilton-Maurice shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lauro Mangueira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Triforce Super Soccer reached it.