Friendly League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Betinho Lenzi started the match with the kick off. Atacan Rahim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Thomás Fernandes made a huge save. Elite™- FC Galácticos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nikos Kladogennis in the 11th minute. A nice corner shot did that Nikos Kladogennis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thomás Fernandes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Jerônimo da Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Havertz in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute Betinho Lenzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerônimo da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21stth minute of the game Atacan Rahim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FALCÕES VERDES's Thomás Fernandes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FALCÕES VERDES's zone, Atacan Rahim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thomás Fernandes came out of the goal and Atacan Rahim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jerônimo da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betinho Lenzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Atacan Rahim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Thomás Fernandes threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Atacan Rahim, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Dans Ludēns managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cristiano Bueno in the 33 minute of the game. Atacan Rahim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 42 minutes FALCÕES VERDES's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nikos Kladogennis who took care of the corner kick. Nikos Kladogennis made a great header on Elite™- FC Galácticos's corner, it was just that FALCÕES VERDES's Thomás Fernandes managed to reach the ball for a save. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Atacan Rahim made a kick off. Emre Çeliksu took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerônimo da Cunha. Jerônimo da Cunha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Teodosio Leobardo made in the 56th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Pietro Santos immediately put the ball in play. Jerônimo da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gugu Mello in the 57th minute of play. Atacan Rahim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 61st minute Atacan Rahim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerônimo da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emre Çeliksu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Elite™- FC Galácticos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! Elite™- FC Galácticos:s Jerônimo da Cunha showed great skill when he stopped Pietro Santos:s penalty. In the 64th minute, Pietro Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FALCÕES VERDES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 68 minutes into the match, Luiz Paulo Seco notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of FALCÕES VERDES's Thomás Fernandes. Thomás Fernandes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elite™- FC Galácticos made a substitution. Décio Rola replaced Luiz Paulo Seco. Elite™- FC Galácticos made a substitution. Gino Monteiro replaced Atacan Rahim. FALCÕES VERDES's Thomás Fernandes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gino Monteiro in the 74th minute of play. In the 78th minute Silvério Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fri Spel was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 82 minutes into the match. Elite™- FC Galácticos:s Jerônimo da Cunha showed great skill when he stopped Pietro Santos:s penalty. In the 84th minute, Pietro Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerônimo da Cunha was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elite™- FC Galácticos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pietro Santos was slow to take the kick. During this time FALCÕES VERDES's players had a chance to rest. With a little luck, Elite™- FC Galácticos's Jerônimo da Cunha got control of the ball when Betinho Lenzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silvério Vale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomás Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Vale in the 101st minute of the match. The FALCÕES VERDES players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.