Friendly League

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Litoral EC - CIMZ's Steven Bergwijn 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. 8 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Steven Bergwijn came free, but Narciso Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steven Bergwijn's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Narciso Macedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Kıvanç Bengi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danil Shashkov in the 21st minute of play. 26 minutes in the game Régis Souto got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Bergwijn in the 28th minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Narciso Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the game, Paulinho Penha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Litoral EC - CIMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blumenau Esporte Clube the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Paulinho Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kıvanç Bengi was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Régis Souto. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Danil Shashkov made the kick off in the second half. Narciso Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Hoffmann received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Narciso Macedo came out and tried to block the shot, but André Hoffmann slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 74th minute. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, André Hoffmann took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Narciso Macedo to make any attempt to save it. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Tami Abraham was substituted for Danil Shashkov. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Nildo Dantas was substituted for Luís Fernando Rossi. Kıvanç Bengi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Klinsmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Kıvanç Bengi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tami Abraham, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when André Hoffmann came free, but Narciso Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tami Abraham in the 92nd minute of play forced Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Kıvanç Bengi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tami Abraham took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kıvanç Bengi. Kıvanç Bengi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2.