Friendly League

C4 Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bruno Marques started the match with the kick off. Justino Dabi hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Van Dijk managed to get in a good position for a shot. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters rose to their feet, but Van Dijk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manúel Bento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliverios Marcilla got free with Mazarópi Barros in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mazarópi Barros made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Oliverios Marcilla sent off a good shot on target. Mazarópi Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliverios Marcilla in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute Oliverios Marcilla 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. After 16 minutes of play, . SC Manhattan .'s Bruno Marques made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manúel Bento was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Dogelo's Ulysses Valle got a free kick in the 21st minute. After having played for 22 minutes, Van Dijk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. . SC Manhattan .'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Van Dijk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manúel Bento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Marques in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Oliverios Marcilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mazarópi Barros was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. In the 43rd minute Manuel Roukeloes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manúel Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manúel Bento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Marques in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oliverios Marcilla was the one to do the kick off. . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliverios Marcilla in the 51st minute of play. Mazarópi Barros came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Dogelo's Oliverios Marcilla. But to his dismay, Oliverios Marcilla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Edward Czech made in the 62nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Bruno Marques however managed to control. 65 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Oliverios Marcilla came free, but Mazarópi Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manúel Bento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mon Manzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manúel Bento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Marques in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Marques in the 75th minute of play forced Dogelo's goalkeeper Manúel Bento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Dogelo's Manúel Bento got control of the ball when Bruno Marques tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Dogelo getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Luiz Paulo Viana hit a great ball. Luiz Paulo Viana got a throw-in 87 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Lico Catarinense. In the 93rd minute, Alexsandro da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. . SC Manhattan .'s Mazarópi Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Danış Garipbaş in the 94th minute of play. Despite being the better team, . SC Manhattan . failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.