Friendly League

Diamantão
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Shah Tan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Sebastião Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 7 minutes of play, Alcatraz F.C's Sean Litchfield made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baltazar Diniz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 9th match minute, Diamonds FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Machado to maneuver through the defense. After 11 minutes, Gaspar Mantzio made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Diamonds FC's Baltazar Diniz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Mantzio in the 13th minute of play forced Diamonds FC's goalkeeper Baltazar Diniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Emanuel Ferran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alcatraz F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Alcatraz F.C were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Diamonds FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sean Litchfield took the corner. The corner led Alcatraz F.C's Mátyás Hunyadi to fire away a dangerous shot which Baltazar Diniz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarbas Bittencourt in the 22nd minute of play forced Alcatraz F.C's goalkeeper Tiberiu Ghizdeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 24 minutes, João Pedro Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Diamonds FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Pedro Brito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Baltazar Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Ferran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Miroslav Hejkal came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Alcatraz F.C 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 Miroslav Hejkal couldn't finish the play. Baltazar Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Ferran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Diamonds FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Ferran came free, but Baltazar Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eugênio Custódio kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 33 minutes of play, Alcatraz F.C's Gaspar Mantzio made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Baltazar Diniz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mátyás Hunyadi during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 36 played minutes Alcatraz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Mátyás Hunyadi. 37 minutes into the match, Alcatraz F.C's goalkeeper Tiberiu Ghizdeanu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jarbas Bittencourt. Diamonds FC's Baltazar Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miroslav Hejkal in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Pedro Brito in the 39th minute of play forced Alcatraz F.C's goalkeeper Tiberiu Ghizdeanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Alcatraz F.C's Gaspar Mantzio in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Diamonds FC's goalie prevented a goal. Miroslav Hejkal took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Baltazar Diniz. Baltazar Diniz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaspar Mantzio to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Diamonds FC's goalkeeper Baltazar Diniz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Diamonds FC's goalkeeper Baltazar Diniz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 57th minute Gaspar Mantzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baltazar Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Mátyás Hunyadi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Baltazar Diniz. That made the score 0-6 in the 60 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emanuel Ferran in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Baltazar Diniz saved Diamonds FC from getting behind. Allan Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. João Pedro Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rafinha Trevisan's late challenge caught a Alcatraz F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafinha Trevisan helped the player get up and apologised. Baltazar Diniz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Alcatraz F.C's Gaspar Mantzio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-7 in the ordered_time% minute. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Diamonds FC! Diamonds FC:s Baltazar Diniz showed great skill when he stopped Miroslav Hejkal:s penalty. Miroslav Hejkal succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 79th playminute. Baltazar Diniz made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Gaspar Mantzio sent off a good shot on target. 85 minutes into the match, Diamonds FC's goalkeeper Baltazar Diniz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gaspar Mantzio. Baltazar Diniz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silvano Orlan's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute Alcatraz F.C were awarded a corner. Sean Litchfield went to the cornerflag to take it. The supporters of Diamonds FC booed when Alcatraz F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronny Man didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Alcatraz F.C's zone, Shah Tan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tiberiu Ghizdeanu came out of the goal and Shah Tan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silvano Orlan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baltazar Diniz having to make a save. Flavio Beila kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Diamonds FC's Ernesto Santos got a free kick in the 97th minute. A hard shot by Sean Litchfield from long distance, 98 minutes into the match, got Baltazar Diniz's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The Diamonds FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Alcatraz F.C were clearly better and deserved to take the win.