Friendly League

Nonatos Trafford
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ryan Giggs got the match started through his kick off. Angelo Cefero might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mazarópi Barros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelo Cefero ran back to his position shaking his head. . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Cefero in the 7th minute of play. Rony Zanette showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genílson Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Nonatos United's Rony Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genílson Bueno in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Genílson Bueno made a precise shot to the right of Rony Zanette. Nonatos United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Genílson Bueno took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rony Zanette. Rony Zanette dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Genílson Bueno struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Rony Zanette didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for . SC Manhattan .. Genílson Bueno's late challenge caught a Nonatos United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Genílson Bueno helped the player get up and apologised. Genílson Bueno kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute of the match Duda Vargas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mazarópi Barros showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos-Caetano Bledorn Verri in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Cefero came free, but Mazarópi Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Genílson Bueno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Rony Zanette tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Genílson Bueno cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Rony Zanette was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mazarópi Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genílson Bueno struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Rony Zanette didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for . SC Manhattan .. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Angelo Cefero made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Nonatos United's goalkeeper Rony Zanette had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Genílson Bueno. The throw-in from Ion Hritcu in the 61st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by . SC Manhattan .'s Edward Czech. In the 69th minute Angelo Cefero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazarópi Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klaas Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink in the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute, . SC Manhattan .'s Genílson Bueno dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Andy Strömberg charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andy Strömberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. . SC Manhattan . had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.