Friendly League

Zamalek FC Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Domingos Santiago kicked off to start the match. Tytus Banaszak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Mané Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mané Pinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tytus Banaszak in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murillo do Valle in the 8th minute of play forced Zamalek FC's goalkeeper Rhys Dimmock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9thth minute of the game Mugurel Balaeț who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marzagão's Mané Pinho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 9 minutes, Mugurel Balaeț made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Marzagão's Mané Pinho tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 16th minute Domingos Santiago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17thth minute of the game Pedro Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zamalek FC's Rhys Dimmock was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute Zamalek FC were awarded a corner. Sergey Krasinskiy went to the cornerflag to take it. Zamalek FC's Sergey Krasinskiy was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mané Pinho in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Domingos Santiago scored 1-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rhys Dimmock, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonardo Lane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Mané Pinho made a huge save. Mané Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonardo Lane in the 30th minute of play. Marzagão's Mané Pinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Marzagão from getting a goal against them. 41 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Domingos Santiago came free, but Rhys Dimmock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Marzagão's goalkeeper Mané Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergey Krasinskiy. A collision led to Marzagão getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Pedro Toledo hit a great ball. Zamalek FC's Sergey Krasinskiy got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonardo Lane made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Marzagão's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Lane came free, but Mané Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute Sergey Krasinskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mané Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 played minutes Zamalek FC got a freekick which was hit by Elin Elin. Marzagão's Brooks Shields was substituted for Pedro Toledo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Lane in the 63rd minute of play forced Marzagão's goalkeeper Mané Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Lane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Lane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Mané Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zamalek FC's Daron Joseph was substituted for Leonardo Lane. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Murillo do Valle in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rhys Dimmock prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zamalek FC's Rhys Dimmock proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Zamalek FC from getting a goal against them. In the 80th minute, Daron Joseph ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mané Pinho was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After having played for 84 minutes, Sergey Krasinskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zamalek FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergey Krasinskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sergey Krasinskiy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Pinho having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Marzagão's goal looked a bit too open when Mugurel Balaeț came free, but Mané Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard, long distance shot from Murillo do Valle flew over the goal. When the referee ended the match the Zamalek FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.