Friendly League

Dr. Alê Rodrigues
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Aírton Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chan Abel having to interfere. Nelsinho Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elia Merczak in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matheus Neto in the 8th minute of play forced Atlético San Alejandro's goalkeeper Chan Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Cevat Tekinalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelsinho Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Rodrigues in the 17th minute of play forced Vascogoianiense FC's goalkeeper Nelsinho Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vito Mazza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Chan Abel. Atlético San Alejandro's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vascogoianiense FC's Nelsinho Leite proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Vascogoianiense FC from getting a goal against them. Matheus Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elia Merczak's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Nelsinho Leite skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 36 minutes of play, Vascogoianiense FC's Aírton Sousa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chan Abel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Chan Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Mazza in the 41st minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Elia Merczak reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nelsinho Leite. The goal made the score 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elia Merczak in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nelsinho Leite saved Vascogoianiense FC from getting behind. The referee felt a red card was in order, 53 minutes into the game, when David Eron put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Atlético San Alejandro fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! Chan Abel had in the 55thth minute some difficulties stopping Aírton Sousa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Atlético San Alejandro's Elia Merczak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nelsinho Leite narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th minute, João Pirani reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Chan Abel. The goal made the score 1-3. Justino Chorache kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that João Pirani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chan Abel was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Chan Abel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aírton Sousa in the 65th minute of play. Chan Abel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aírton Sousa in the 66th minute. If Vito Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atlético San Alejandro's Chayo Abascal was substituted for Weterio Abendano. In the 71stth minute of the game Elia Merczak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vascogoianiense FC's Nelsinho Leite was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Atlético San Alejandro getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Filipe Abadie hit a great ball. Vascogoianiense FC made a substitution. Baldomero Gipuzkoa replaced Falcão de Godoi. Vascogoianiense FC's Gilmar Monteiro was substituted for João Pirani. After a rather tough play, Atlético San Alejandro's Filipe Abadie got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Aírton Sousa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Chan Abel. Atlético San Alejandro's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Atlético San Alejandro's Cevat Tekinalp got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vito Mazza kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Nelsinho Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Merczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led to Atlético San Alejandro's Chayo Abascal getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elia Merczak in the 81st minute of play forced Vascogoianiense FC's goalkeeper Nelsinho Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Vascogoianiense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Merczak came free, but Nelsinho Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute Gilmar Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chan Abel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Gilmar Monteiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chan Abel. Atlético San Alejandro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilmar Monteiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Vascogoianiense FC made a substitution. Rony Linhares replaced Edmílson Fernandez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Monteiro in the 97th minute of play forced Atlético San Alejandro's goalkeeper Chan Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Vascogoianiense FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.