Friendly League

MASTERBET FC
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Xu Li Sang made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Jovens Democratas MZC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Dominik Szoboszlai hit a great ball. MasterBets's attentive Alekos Kotsanakis managed to snatch the ball when Carlinhos Tróia made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. Manoel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Aurelianu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MasterBets's attentive Alekos Kotsanakis managed to snatch the ball when Carlinhos Tróia made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Jovens Democratas MZC's David Puyol got a free kick in the 29th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francis Coppola got free with Manoel Neuer in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Durval de Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gigel Zăvoiu having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Francis Coppola kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Manoel Neuer. That made the score 2-0 in the 40 minute of play. MasterBets's Alekos Kotsanakis managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dominik Szoboszlai in the 43 minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francis Coppola to make the kick off. Manoel Neuer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francis Coppola's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Jovens Democratas MZC's Manoel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francis Coppola in the 56th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Aurelianu came free, but Manoel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MasterBets made a substitution. Gabriel Cezariu replaced Dorel Isăcescu. In the 67th minute MasterBets were awarded a corner. Francis Coppola went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu got control of the ball when Giuseppe Negri tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francis Coppola in the 76th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Manoel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francis Coppola in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manoel Neuer saved Jovens Democratas MZC from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Francis Coppola put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Manoel Neuer. MasterBets made a substitution. Gong Zhi Peng replaced Francis Coppola. Gigel Zăvoiu made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when André Luiz Medeiros sent off a good shot on target. Manoel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Zhi Peng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gong Zhi Peng blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manoel Neuer having to make a save. Jovens Democratas MZC's Manoel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Zhi Peng in the 83rd minute of play. Manoel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Zhi Peng, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute Gong Zhi Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save MasterBets from getting a goal against them. Giuseppe Negris short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Gigel Zăvoiu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Negri in the 93rd minute of play forced MasterBets's goalkeeper Gigel Zăvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Gong Zhi Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Jovens Democratas MZC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MasterBets.