Friendly League

Máquina do Tempo
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hortêncio Vander made the kick off and thus started the match. Agnaldo Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's Lino Rios sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sam Marcos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nada Pontual F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dawid Beckham was slow to take the kick. During this time AFC FUSION's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Rios in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sam Marcos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hortêncio Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Mario Sesuldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cauã Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Roberto Eztebe made a huge save. In the 30th minute Jan Hop shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sam Marcos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, AFC FUSION was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Silva to maneuver through the defense. In the 40thth minute of the game Lino Rios who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nada Pontual F.C's Sam Marcos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sam Marcos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 46th minute, Cauã Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Rios in the 51st minute of play forced Nada Pontual F.C's goalkeeper Sam Marcos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sam Marcos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lino Rios in the 53rd minute. After 56 played minutes Lino Rios rounded Nada Pontual F.C's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. In the 58th minute, Agnaldo Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lino Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lino Rios came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the AFC FUSION 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 Lino Rios couldn't finish the play. Nada Pontual F.C's Zé Carlos Neves was substituted for Alexsandro Linares. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Mario Sesuldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC FUSION's supporters rose to their feet, but Mario Sesuldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sam Marcos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nada Pontual F.C made a substitution. João Francisco Martins replaced Hortêncio Vander. With a little luck, Nada Pontual F.C's Sam Marcos got control of the ball when Christoff Stocks tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner ended in Dawid Beckham almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Nada Pontual F.C's Sam Marcos did a great save. Sam Marcos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christoff Stocks went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Nada Pontual F.C's Sam Marcos got control of the ball when Christoff Stocks tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 90th minute AFC FUSION were awarded a corner. Romulo Abilio went to the cornerflag to take it. Sam Marcos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Christoff Stocks went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Nada Pontual F.C's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Christoff Stocks scored to the left of an out of position Sam Marcos, making the score, 0-4. AFC FUSION's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.