Friendly League

New York Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bruno Marques took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vito Furlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bruno Marques's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Mazarópi Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Fernando Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 7 minutes of play, . SC Manhattan .'s Bruno Marques made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vito Furlan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vito Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Marques in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s Bruno Marques sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vito Furlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bruno Marques succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-0 in the 26th playminute. Vito Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Van Dijk came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the . SC Manhattan . 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 Van Dijk couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vivaldo Pitta was the one to do the kick off. Bruno Marques struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Vito Furlan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for . SC Manhattan .. In the 57th minute, Júlio Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruno Marques in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vito Furlan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vito Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Marques in the 61st minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Mon Manzano notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of PEÇONHENTO FC MG's Vito Furlan. Vito Furlan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Júlio Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the game, . SC Manhattan .'s Bruno Marques nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vito Furlan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. After some careless play in the PEÇONHENTO FC MG defense, Bruno Marques kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vito Furlan. The PEÇONHENTO FC MG fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vito Furlan should have stopped the shot. Bruno Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vito Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Marques in the 77th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Marques came free, but Vito Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. . SC Manhattan . were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after PEÇONHENTO FC MG's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Van Dijk took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Marques in the 91st minute of play forced PEÇONHENTO FC MG's goalkeeper Vito Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Fernando Moreno in the 94th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. . SC Manhattan . had played much better football throughout.