Friendly League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Roger do Valle started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Roger do Valle 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. David Leal struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Sydney Ross didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zemantauskas FC. Manly FC's Sydney Ross played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger do Valle in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of Manly FC booed when Zemantauskas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renato Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger do Valle in the 25th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Sydney Ross to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute of the game Francesco Baresi made a throw-in which Robbie Fowler played forward. With a little luck, Zemantauskas FC's Sílvio Penha got control of the ball when Valentino Panetta tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 47 minutes on the clock, Serginho Simões commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Zemantauskas FC:s Sílvio Penha showed great skill when he stopped Robbie Fowler:s penalty. Robbie Fowler did an outstanding performance 50 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 1-0 to the right of an irritated Sílvio Penha in the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

After having played for 56 minutes, Valdir Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zemantauskas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valdir Ortiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Hernani Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Zemantauskas FC 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 Hernani Sousa couldn't finish the play. 65 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robbie Fowler came free, but Sílvio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Leal got free with Sydney Ross in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valdir Ortiz got free with Sydney Ross in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zemantauskas FC's Sílvio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman De Strijcker in the 76th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hernani Sousa got free with Sydney Ross in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sydney Ross was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hernani Sousa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 78 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rob Burton in the 81st minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herman De Strijcker in the 87th minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute Mourad Rocchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mourad Rocchi kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Valdir Ortiz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 100th minute of the match, but Sydney Ross made a huge save. Despite being the better team, Manly FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.