Friendly League

Machados FC V2
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angelo Assunção took the kick off in the first half of the match. António Varanda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anselmo Gama having to make a save. Anselmo Gama showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from António Varanda, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Machados FC V2 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Paul Levițchi hit a great ball. Rodrigo Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Assunção in the 10th minute of the match. António Varanda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Gama having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, António Varanda notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of MACAU. F.C's Anselmo Gama. Anselmo Gama was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 20th minute Machados FC V2 were awarded a corner. Pascoal Espírito Santo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Paul Levițchi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MACAU. F.C's Anselmo Gama did a great save. Rodrigo Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albino Cugat, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Brin Jeromen hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Rodrigo Lima took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bater Pivetta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Machados FC V2 were awarded a corner. Pascoal Espírito Santo went to the cornerflag to take it. After 31 played minutes MACAU. F.C got a freekick which was hit by Bater Pivetta. MACAU. F.C's Anselmo Gama played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by António Varanda in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute Albino Cugat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When António Varanda came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Machados FC V2 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 António Varanda couldn't finish the play. When MACAU. F.C's Şükrü Yazargil in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Machados FC V2's goalie prevented a 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell António Varanda to make the kick off. Paul Levițchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Anselmo Gama tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 53 minutes into the match, Machados FC V2's goalkeeper Rodrigo Lima had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bater Pivetta. In the 54th minute Bater Pivetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bater Pivetta in the 56th minute of the match. Rodrigo Lima didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Şükrü Yazargil went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. MACAU. F.C's Daniel Correia was substituted for Aloísio Esteves. Rodrigo Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albino Cugat, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. António Varanda kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. António Varanda might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anselmo Gama. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. António Varanda ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 76th minute António Varanda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Gama saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by António Varanda in the 83rd minute of play forced MACAU. F.C's goalkeeper Anselmo Gama to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Pascoal Espírito Santo 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. MACAU. F.C's Aron Vanghelie was substituted for Alberto Sobral. Rodrigo Lima made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bater Pivetta in the 89th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Machados FC V2's goal looked a bit too open when Albino Cugat came free, but Rodrigo Lima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Despite being the better team, MACAU. F.C failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.