Friendly League

Gigante
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ali Nejat Karasu got the match started through his kick off. Quirze Acha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krakaca Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute, Marcos Fernandes made a precise shot to the right of Quirze Acha. Team Figo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Team Figo's goal looked a bit too open when Krakaca Neto came free, but Quirze Acha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 12 minutes Team Figo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paolo Ferdinand who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Afonso Pinhal heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Quirze Acha made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Marcos Fernandes sent off a good shot on target. João Carlos Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Bratt, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Futuros FC's João Carlos Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger Bratt in the 17th minute of play. João Carlos Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mårten Bivall in the 22nd minute of play. With his leg Quirze Acha managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Futuros FC's Krakaca Neto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Quirze Acha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krakaca Neto in the 27th minute of the match. Quirze Acha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Smith in the 29th minute of play. Futuros FC were furious when Paolo Ferdinand was red carded, 35 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Futuros FC:s João Carlos Andrade showed great skill when he stopped Ronny Felin:s penalty. The audience was convinced that Lucas Hernández's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quirze Acha was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. In the 40thth minute of the game Lucas Hernández who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Team Figo's Quirze Acha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Futuros FC got a corner. Team Figo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adhemar Furtado ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Futuros FC's corner Adhemar Furtado fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Quirze Acha quite easily take care of the ball. In the 45th minute, Marcos Fernandes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Quirze Acha was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Mårten Bivall's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Carlos Andrade read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute Roger Bratt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carlos Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quirze Acha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Quirze Acha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Ali Nejat Karasu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. João Carlos Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Team Figo's Quirze Acha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Smith in the 66th minute of play. João Carlos Andrade made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Ali Nejat Karasu sent off a good shot on target. Quirze Acha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Fernandes, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcos Fernandes in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Quirze Acha saved Team Figo from getting behind. The Futuros FC fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Futuros FC's Marcos Fernandes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Quirze Acha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Smith, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Futuros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Nejat Karasu came free, but João Carlos Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afonso Pinhal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Carlos Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Seamus Mcgregor in the 93rd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Futuros FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Team Figo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.