Friendly League

Gigante de Phoenix
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Victor Barral made the kick off and thus started the match. When ITAFUT 4EVER's Cléber Proença in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Canalla de Chicago's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Barral during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Victor Barral hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. ITAFUT 4EVER were furious when Egídio Magalhães was red carded, 7 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in ITAFUT 4EVER fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 8 minutes, El Canalla de Chicago's D.J. Britton got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Alan Bittencourt. After 14 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Cléber Proença made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kermit Henry was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute, Valério Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 21 minutes, Ronaldinho Porto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldinho Porto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wiliam Paes charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wiliam Paes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Wiliam Paes. After 29 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Wiliam Paes. Kermit Henry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléber Proença, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Ronaldinho Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. D.J. Britton hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Ronaldinho Porto struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Kermit Henry didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. Kermit Henry showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléber Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. If A.J. Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Alan Bittencourt managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when El Canalla de Chicago's Martin Tuttle fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Martin Tuttle made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Wiliam Paes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute Kevin Roark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Canalla de Chicago were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after ITAFUT 4EVER's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. D.J. Britton took the corner. After taking down the ball on El Canalla de Chicago's corner D.J. Britton fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alan Bittencourt quite easily take care of the ball. In the 56th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Porto to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in El Canalla de Chicago's zone, Cléber Proença stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kermit Henry came out of the goal and Cléber Proença tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 66th minute Trenton Baird shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dustin Thome kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Trenton Baird charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trenton Baird the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Trenton Baird hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kermit Henry made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cléber Proença in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléber Proença in the 71st minute of play forced El Canalla de Chicago's goalkeeper Kermit Henry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cléber Proença's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Kermit Henry skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Francisco Oliveira charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco Oliveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ITAFUT 4EVER's Belmiro Meira was substituted for Natanael Brasil. El Canalla de Chicago's Giuseppe Gillis was substituted for James Uribe. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Luís Fabiano Rezende replaced Cléber Proença. The supporters of El Canalla de Chicago booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francisco Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Barral hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Stout came free, but Alan Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Francisco Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alan Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from D.J. Britton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 minutes, Giuseppe Gillis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Canalla de Chicago and the ITAFUT 4EVER players grew even worse after the yellow card. Giuseppe Gillis hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Wiliam Paes kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the El Canalla de Chicago players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.