Friendly League

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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredinho Negri got the match started through his kick off. The . SC Manhattan . fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when . SC Manhattan .'s Alfredinho Negri looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The corner led to . SC Manhattan .'s Caetano Levandowsky getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Caetano Levandowsky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Álvaro Perpiñán came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by . SC Manhattan .'s Caetano Levandowsky. But to his dismay, Caetano Levandowsky quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 26 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s Caetano Levandowsky sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Álvaro Perpiñán narrowly saved just below the crossbar. . SC Manhattan .'s Yvan Maes quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Maurin Canturri, made in the 30th minute of the game. With a little luck, . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros got control of the ball when Antonio Fioriti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antonio Fioriti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antonio Fioriti to strike the kick off in the second half. Javier Carmona made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by . SC Manhattan .'s Emil Hellman. If Antonio Fioriti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. . SC Manhattan .'s Kadri Tuncal was substituted for Caetano Levandowsky. In the 59th minute, Alfredinho Negri made a precise shot to the right of Álvaro Perpiñán. Sporting Burgas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Antonio Fioriti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazarópi Barros having to interfere. After some careless play in the Sporting Burgas defense, Alfredinho Negri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Álvaro Perpiñán. The Sporting Burgas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Álvaro Perpiñán should have stopped the shot. Prince Polo kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in . SC Manhattan .'s zone, Ke Xiong Chen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mazarópi Barros came out of the goal and Ke Xiong Chen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zaq Childs during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th match minute, . SC Manhattan . was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zaq Childs to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the game, one of Sporting Burgas:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Álvaro Perpiñán had in the 81stth minute some difficulties stopping Prince Polo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Alexsandro da Costa hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Fioriti in the 92nd minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Mazarópi Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Alfredinho Negri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Álvaro Perpiñán. Sporting Burgas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredinho Negri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 96th match minute, . SC Manhattan . was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zaq Childs to maneuver through the defense. . SC Manhattan . were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Sporting Burgas's much stronger midfield.