Friendly League

Arena Da Zimba
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Afonso da Cunha started the match with the kick off. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Armandinho Loyola managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eustacio Ikatz in the 3 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso da Cunha in the 11th minute of play forced Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Sidney Motta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ defense, Nathaniel Burnett kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ludomil Ziomkowski. The CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ludomil Ziomkowski should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute Afonso da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso da Cunha in the 18th minute of play. In the 34th minute Afonso da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Nathaniel Burnett had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ludomil Ziomkowski. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nathaniel Burnett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's zone, Nathaniel Burnett stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ludomil Ziomkowski came out of the goal and Nathaniel Burnett tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nathaniel Burnett made a kick off. In the 55th minute CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ were awarded a corner. Xande Campbell went to the cornerflag to take it. Xande Campbell made a great header on CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's corner, it was just that Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nathaniel Burnett in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ludomil Ziomkowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Zhou Wei Fan was substituted for Rambo von Buol-Schaudenstein. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ made a substitution. Virgiawan Laturua replaced David Brás. Imbituba - FSCMZ made a substitution. Ersan Ergüleç replaced Nathaniel Burnett. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Eustacio Ikatz with Liviu Terzian as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ersan Ergüleç in the 71st minute of play forced CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Ludomil Ziomkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sidney Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso da Cunha in the 75th minute of play. When CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Afonso da Cunha in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imbituba - FSCMZ's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ersan Ergüleç in the 82nd minute of play forced CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Ludomil Ziomkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Válbson Pimenta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ludomil Ziomkowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pedro Luís Fonseca was slow to take the kick. During this time Imbituba - FSCMZ's players had a chance to rest. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Pedro Luís Fonseca was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ludomil Ziomkowski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Zhou Wei Fan struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Sidney Motta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ. In the 93rd minute Virgiawan Laturua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidney Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Imbituba - FSCMZ had won after a very even match.