Friendly League

Castanhão
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, 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. Nelsinho Marinho started the match with the kick off. Perivaldo Carneiro took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedrinho Guimarães. Pedrinho Guimarães dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anísio Alagoano during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th minute, Anísio Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedrinho Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Pirani in the 13th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Perivaldo Gerber was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palestra do Interior's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Castanheiro SC the free kick. The supporters of Castanheiro SC booed when Palestra do Interior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perivaldo Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ronaldo Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Pedrinho Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedrinho Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelsinho Marinho in the 34th minute of play. Castanheiro SC were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Palestra do Interior's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anísio Alagoano took the corner. Anísio Alagoano made a great header on Castanheiro SC's corner, it was just that Palestra do Interior's Fernando Pras managed to reach the ball for a save. After 40 minutes of play, Castanheiro SC's Edinho Pirani made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fernando Pras was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fernando Pras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anísio Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 43rd minute of the match, Anísio Alagoano tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fernando Pras saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Castanheiro SC's Anísio Alagoano got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anísio Alagoano in the 48th minute of play forced Palestra do Interior's goalkeeper Fernando Pras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

Castanheiro SC made a substitution. Ulisses Senna replaced Virgílio Salgado. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Umberto Dionísio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fernando Pras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umberto Dionísio, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Fernando Pras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umberto Dionísio in the 62nd minute of play. Ronaldo Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Pedrinho Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Palestra do Interior's Carlos Eduardo de Amaral was substituted for Luisão de Medeiros. Zé Rafael hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. When Doni Pimenta came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Palestra do Interior fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Doni Pimenta couldn't finish the play. Fernando Pras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedito Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Carneiro in the 74th minute of play forced Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benedito Mineiro during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Castanheiro SC's Benedito Mineiro got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 81 played minutes Palestra do Interior got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Quintal. Magno Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Fernando Pras tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Palestra do Interior defense, Umberto Dionísio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fernando Pras. The Palestra do Interior fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fernando Pras should have stopped the shot. In the 95th match minute, Castanheiro SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulisses Senna to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Castanheiro SC had won after a very even match.