Friendly League

Luzim
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lucas Zarco got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Arsenal de Gols F.C got a freekick which was hit by Krisztián Kormos. The audience thought a goal was coming when Renato Ferrão got free with Marcelo Gröhe in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind SC Luzim's goalkeeper Nicolas Neto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to SC Luzim getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jorge Albuquerque hit a great ball. With a little luck, Arsenal de Gols F.C's Marcelo Gröhe got control of the ball when Jorge Albuquerque tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute Marcel Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelo Gröhe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Zarco in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute, Elias Siqueira 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. Jorge Albuquerques short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Marcelo Gröhe to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 18 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renato Ferrão. Arsenal de Gols F.C's Marcelo Gröhe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salvador Poças in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute of the match SC Luzim got a corner. Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vítor Bettencourt ran over to the corner to take the kick. Elias Siqueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicolas Neto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Marcelo Gröhe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Zarco in the 26th minute. Nicolas Neto came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal de Gols F.C's Elias Siqueira. But to his dismay, Elias Siqueira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 32 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renato Ferrão. Elias Siqueira scored 0-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicolas Neto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marcelo Gröhe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salvador Poças in the 37th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Elias Siqueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Neto was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Marcelo Gröhe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Renato Ferrão in the 40th minute. In the 43rd minute Elias Siqueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelo Gröhe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Lisboa, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The wind increased when Elias Siqueira made the kick off in the second half. Tomás Lisboa took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcelo Gröhe. Marcelo Gröhe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Marcelo Gröhe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Poças, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 62nd minute, Elias Siqueira 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. Lucas Zarco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelo Gröhe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. SC Luzim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vítor Bettencourt in the 65th minute. SC Luzim's Vítor Bettencourt was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcelo Gröhe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 67th minute Salvador Poças shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Gröhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, SC Luzim's Lucas Zarco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelo Gröhe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salvador Poças in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Gröhe saved Arsenal de Gols F.C from getting behind. Arsenal de Gols F.C's Marcelo Gröhe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Ferrão in the 75th minute of play. Arsenal de Gols F.C made a substitution. Fábio Secco replaced João Bertassi. António Lamego made in the 79th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Caetano Cruz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Zarco in the 80th minute of play forced Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 82 minutes, Elias Siqueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal de Gols F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elias Siqueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcelo Gröhe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Lisboa in the 87th minute of play. Marcelo Gröhe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Zarco, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Elias Siqueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nicolas Neto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. The Arsenal de Gols F.C players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.