Friendly League

Olimpicos
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anaia Barba started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goalkeeper Mao Zhen Hong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edson Recife. Fabrício Lustosa scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guga Tavares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 11 minutes into the match, Fabrício Lustosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guga Tavares. Mexilhão F. C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabrício Lustosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 14 minutes into the game, Tony Angelsø was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mexilhão F. C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academia Monte Gordo the free kick. Edson Recife who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 19thth minute tested the skills of Mao Zhen Hong when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Academia Monte Gordo's Boruc Brysz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Edson Recife in the 23 minute of the game. Guga Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabrício Lustosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guga Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrício Lustosa in the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Mexilhão F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Fabrício Lustosa came free, but Guga Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's Fabrício Lustosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Guga Tavares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 33 minutes into the match, Fabrício Lustosa notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Mexilhão F. C.'s Guga Tavares. Guga Tavares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tony Angelsø made in the 36th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Anaia Barba. Mao Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldinho Romero in the 38th minute of the match. Fabrício Lustosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guga Tavares having to interfere. In the 45th minute Fabrício Lustosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guga Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fabrício Lustosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tony Angelsø got a throw-in 51 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Anaia Barba. With a little luck, Mexilhão F. C.'s Guga Tavares got control of the ball when Fabrício Lustosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Academia Monte Gordo's Codrin Zamfira got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Lustosa in the 57th minute of play forced Mexilhão F. C.'s goalkeeper Guga Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabrício Lustosa got free with Guga Tavares in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Academia Monte Gordo made a substitution. Christian Westerstrand replaced Fabrício Lustosa. After 62 minutes Mexilhão F. C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rodrigo Mafra who took care of the corner kick. With a little luck, Mexilhão F. C.'s Guga Tavares got control of the ball when Christian Westerstrand tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mexilhão F. C.'s Guga Tavares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Mexilhão F. C. from getting a goal against them. 77 minutes into the match, Christian Westerstrand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guga Tavares. Mexilhão F. C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Westerstrand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Academia Monte Gordo's Pascual Mouricio was substituted for Arana Ponta. Guga Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Westerstrand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mexilhão F. C.'s goalkeeper Guga Tavares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, Christian Westerstrand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guga Tavares. Mexilhão F. C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Westerstrand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. The Academia Monte Gordo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Academia Monte Gordo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.