Friendly League

Cusco Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roger Couto in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelo Quexada prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cusco FC's Marcelo Quexada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastião Nascimento in the 9th minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, Mota 2017's Roger Couto made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Quexada was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th minute, Romário de Lara got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marcelo Quexada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastião Nascimento in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute Sebastião Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Quexada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Couto in the 27th minute of play forced Cusco FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Quexada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Cresitobalo Rilo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cusco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Torgeir Phan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cresitobalo Rilo in the 30th minute. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mota 2017's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlos Zambrano was slow to take the kick. During this time Cusco FC's players had a chance to rest. Antal Majoros kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Mota 2017's Torgeir Phan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cresitobalo Rilo in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastião Nascimento in the 40th minute of play forced Cusco FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Quexada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelo Quexada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastião Nascimento in the 41st minute of the match. Marcelo Quexada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roger Couto in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Emanuele Morelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

The wind increased when Cresitobalo Rilo made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Mota 2017's goal looked a bit too open when Gabon Salantes came free, but Torgeir Phan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 played minutes Cusco FC got a freekick which was hit by Gabon Salantes. Sebastião Nascimentos short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Marcelo Quexada to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Marcelo Quexada made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastião Nascimento in the 64th minute. After 66 minutes, Kléberson Garcia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cusco FC and the Mota 2017 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th match minute, Cusco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléberson Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Cresitobalo Rilo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Torgeir Phan having to make a save. Sobah Rico hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Mota 2017's Dedé Cardoso was substituted for Léo Lopes. Mota 2017 made a substitution. Lenílson Pires replaced Sebastião Nascimento. After 73 played minutes Cusco FC got a freekick which was hit by Sobah Rico. With an all-out effort, Mota 2017's Marcelo Quexada threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roger Couto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cusco FC's Marcelo Quexada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Couto in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of Mota 2017 booed when Cusco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléberson Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Cresitobalo Rilo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Torgeir Phan was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Cusco FC's Marcelo Quexada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Couto in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute Dedé Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Quexada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lenílson Piress short, quick shot in the 98thth minute got Marcelo Quexada to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mota 2017 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.