Friendly League

Estadio Medieval
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Caballeritos del Baile's Eduardo Endura 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. Braulio Lehior hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After 5 played minutes Caballeritos del Baile got a freekick which was hit by Filiberto Meder. 6 minutes into the game, Albano Hitzeder was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caballeritos del Baile's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. A collision led to Caballeritos del Baile getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Albano Hitzeder hit a great ball. If Renatinho Urbano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th match minute, Caballeritos del Baile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Berbiz to maneuver through the defense. Silvestre Franco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guto de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Eduardo Endura fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caballeritos del Baile's protests and gave Eduardo Endura a yellow card for diving instead. After 19 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Pedro Luiz Perez made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvestre Franco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ciro Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filiberto Meder, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evair Palmeira in the 32nd minute of play forced Caballeritos del Baile's goalkeeper Silvestre Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Guto de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Vladimiro Bartoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Evair Palmeira made the kick off in the second half. Silvestre Franco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renatinho Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the match, Caballeritos del Baile's goalkeeper Silvestre Franco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guto de Castro. Silvestre Franco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evair Palmeira in the 60th minute of play. Silvestre Franco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evair Palmeira in the 61st minute of the match. Caballeritos del Baile's Silvestre Franco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evair Palmeira in the 63rd minute of play. Valério Fernandes hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Caballeritos del Baile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Sabin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Caballeritos del Baile's goalkeeper Silvestre Franco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Sabin's late challenge caught a ITAFUT 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Sabin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd match minute, Caballeritos del Baile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Sabin to maneuver through the defense. Caballeritos del Baile's Silvestre Franco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Caballeritos del Baile from getting a goal against them. Bruno Sabin kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's Marcus de Mendonça was substituted for Renatinho Urbano. After 77 played minutes Caballeritos del Baile got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Sabin. Silvestre Franco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Mineiro in the 78th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guto de Castro got free with Silvestre Franco in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Florentino Veronica received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ciro Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Silvestre Franco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evair Palmeira in the 87th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the game, Evair Palmeira lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Silvestre Franco. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eduardo Endura in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Brasil saved ITAFUT 4EVER from getting behind. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ITAFUT 4EVER walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.