Friendly League

Melbourne Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Lupere FC - DMZ's Walmir Leme got control of the ball when Brook Yard tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Lupere FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Baptista to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Gregg Garing's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walmir Leme was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Melbourne 007 defense, Gonçalo Baptista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jasmine Kuch. The Melbourne 007 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jasmine Kuch should have stopped the shot. If Brook Yard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Melbourne 007's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Augusto Mineiro came free, but Jasmine Kuch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jasmine Kuch stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gonçalo Baptista's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. 42 minutes into the game, Flavinho Tavares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lupere FC - DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Melbourne 007 the free kick. A collision led to Lupere FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Flavinho Tavares hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gonçalo Baptista stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Gonçalo Baptista came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Lupere FC - DMZ 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 Gonçalo Baptista couldn't finish the play. Gonçalo Baptista might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jasmine Kuch. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gonçalo Baptista ran back to his position shaking his head. 61 minutes in the game, Zé Augusto Mineiro fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Jasmine Kuch having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Melbourne 007's goalkeeper Jasmine Kuch had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonçalo Baptista. Walmir Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthew Whitmore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walmir Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brook Yard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo Baptista took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jasmine Kuch. Jasmine Kuch dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 77th minute, Brook Yard ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Walmir Leme was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. A collision led to Lupere FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Gonçalo Baptista hit a great ball. Jasmine Kuch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Augusto Mineiro in the 82nd minute of the match. If Brook Yard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristóvão Alves's late challenge caught a Melbourne 007's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristóvão Alves helped the player get up and apologised. Cristóvão Alves hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Walmir Leme showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brook Yard in the 88th minute of the match. The supporters of Melbourne 007 booed when Lupere FC - DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavinho Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lupere FC - DMZ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.