Friendly League

Arena Rondy
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Fabiano Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chiquinho Neto. Nicolas Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arlindo Zonta in the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Cipriano Vides got a free kick in the 5th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean Senna during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Senna to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goal looked a bit too open when Chiquinho Neto came free, but Fabiano Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Paulo Batista charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed José Paulo Batista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a freekick which was hit by José Paulo Batista. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sílvio Luís Soares during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sílvio Luís Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Nicolas Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedito de Sousa in the 34th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's zone, Samuel Sena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicolas Cardozo came out of the goal and Samuel Sena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chiquinho Neto to make the kick off. The corner led Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Adriano Paraibano to fire away a dangerous shot which Fabiano Saldanha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jean Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Cardozo having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Nicolas Cardozo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Nicolas Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedito de Sousa in the 62nd minute of play. In the 66th minute Adriano Paraibano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luís Soares to maneuver through the defense. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Fabiano Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquinho Neto in the 77th minute of play. Fabiano Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Fabiano Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Alcântara in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedito de Sousa in the 89th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Nicolas Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Nicolas Cardozo threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Benedito de Sousa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.