Friendly League

Marcos Mazer
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. Alex Răduț started the match with the kick off. Silviu Bogătan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celsinho da Silveira in the 4th minute of play. Unicorns ™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alex Răduț in the 8th minute. The corner ended in Alex Răduț almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MAZER SAF's Osvaldo Marques did a great save. Celsinho da Silveira might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silviu Bogătan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celsinho da Silveira ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Unicorns ™'s zone, Yuri Alberto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silviu Bogătan came out of the goal and Yuri Alberto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, Yuri Alberto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Silviu Bogătan, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho da Silveira in the 14th minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Silviu Bogătan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 played minutes MAZER SAF got a freekick which was hit by Gernando Vianna. Silviu Bogătan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aurel Huștiu during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Aurel Huștiu hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. A hard shot 22 in the game by Igor Coronado from a close distance when the talented Silviu Bogătan managed to make a qualified save. Unicorns ™'s players were relieved. Gheorghe Albescu kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Unicorns ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Celsinho da Silveira came free, but Silviu Bogătan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silviu Bogătan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yuri Alberto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 27 minute of play. After 29 played minutes MAZER SAF got a freekick which was hit by Angelo do Vale. In the 38th minute, Yuri Alberto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silviu Bogătan was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Albescu in the 42nd minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Osvaldo Marques to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Unicorns ™ booed when MAZER SAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yuri Alberto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes Unicorns ™ got a freekick which was hit by Damian Ghișe. After 46 played minutes Unicorns ™ got a freekick which was hit by Aurel Huștiu. In the 47thth minute of the game Igor Coronado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unicorns ™'s Silviu Bogătan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho da Silveira in the 54th minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Silviu Bogătan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Unicorns ™ defense, Celsinho da Silveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Silviu Bogătan. The Unicorns ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Silviu Bogătan should have stopped the shot. Celsinho da Silveira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. MAZER SAF made a substitution. Bernardinho Cunha replaced Celsinho da Silveira. Silviu Bogătan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Coronado in the 67th minute of play. After having played for 69 minutes, Yuri Alberto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAZER SAF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yuri Alberto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 70 minutes of play, MAZER SAF's Bernardinho Cunha made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silviu Bogătan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Unicorns ™'s Silviu Bogătan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardinho Cunha in the 73rd minute of play. Yuri Alberto hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Yuri Alberto got a free kick in the 80th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Yuri Alberto notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Unicorns ™'s Silviu Bogătan. Silviu Bogătan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th minute Bernardinho Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviu Bogătan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Igor Coronado notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Unicorns ™'s Silviu Bogătan. Silviu Bogătan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. MAZER SAF had played much better football throughout.