Friendly League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cordario De la Torre hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zézinho Veloso in the 5th minute of the match. Hermínio Sanches kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Luiz Fábio de Medeiros 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. 13 minutes into the game, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Ladislao Gerazan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leonardo Da Vinci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cordario De la Torre struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Mickaël Maris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for G.E. Juventus FSCMZ. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Gerazan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Benas Brazys quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Heitor Ferreira, made in the 31st minute of the game. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don Lalo in the 32nd minute of play. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Gerazan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Da Vinci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Gerazan in the 39th minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Măcrinici came free, but Leonardo Da Vinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 44 played minutes Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a freekick which was hit by Zézinho Veloso. 45 minutes into the game, Don Lalo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Mickaël Maris was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horaţiu Măcrinici stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Zézinho Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Da Vinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hermínio Sanches during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Hermínio Sanches got a free kick in the 55th minute. Hermínio Sanches hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laércio Penha in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute Laércio Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Da Vinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Achilleas Stefanakis was substituted for Christian Pulisic. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Giuseppe Paes was substituted for Cordario De la Torre. Laércio Penha scored 2-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Achilleas Stefanakis in the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Andrézinho Vaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mickaël Maris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tor Garantos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tor Garantos in the 76th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Nova Iguaçu MZFC were awarded a corner. Luiz Fábio de Medeiros went to the cornerflag to take it. Zézinho Veloso made a great header on Nova Iguaçu MZFC's corner, it was just that G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci managed to reach the ball for a save. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luiz Fábio de Medeiros in the 82nd minute. The corner led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Olavo Costa getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Elano Oliveira hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the match, Achilleas Stefanakis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mickaël Maris. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Achilleas Stefanakis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Leonardo Da Vinci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laércio Penha's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Elano Oliveira kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ had won after a very even match.