Friendly League

Monumental Tricolor
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kaká Carneiro got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th match minute, OTTO FC - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel De Rijck to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th minute Milen Kúlvachev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Viator saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romulo Viator took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andy Cole, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in OTTO FC - FSCMZ's zone, Andy Cole stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Romulo Viator came out of the goal and Andy Cole tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ren Xiang Xun got free with Egun Pais in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Jing Yao in the 31st minute of play forced Floresta Negra FC's goalkeeper Egun Pais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romulo Viator showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andy Cole, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ren Xiang Xun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lenílson Nascimento made a great header on OTTO FC - FSCMZ's corner, it was just that Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais managed to reach the ball for a save. Egun Pais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Shu Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute, Andy Cole ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Romulo Viator was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andy Cole stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alto Muro kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. OTTO FC - FSCMZ's Romulo Viator played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Bazkoare in the 55th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Andy Cole's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romulo Viator was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gonçalo Vargas during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Floresta Negra FC's Harris Zoolingen was substituted for Milen Kúlvachev. Romulo Viator took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Lewandowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egun Pais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Su Shu Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Floresta Negra FC's Jardel Lewandowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Romulo Viator made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Egun Pais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaká Carneiro in the 93rd minute of play. The Floresta Negra FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Floresta Negra FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.