Friendly League

Arena Diplomata FC
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Roberto Lopes got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute Roberto Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chico Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Capasso in the 16th minute of the match. Armandinho Vieira made in the 17th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by José Augusto Lara. With a little luck, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon got control of the ball when Olivier Gilg tried to sneak it across the goal line. Florian Capasso took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chico Donato. Chico Donato dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olivier Gilg in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Capasso in the 24th minute of play forced DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Lopes in the 29th minute of play. Olivier Gilg in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mauro-Facundo Buffon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by José Augusto Lara in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute Florian Capasso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Florian Capasso made a precise shot to the right of Chico Donato. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Augusto Lara in the 43rd minute. Roberto Lopes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a huge save. The DIPLOMATA FC PAB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Merusca F&P - CIMZ were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Florian Capasso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Lopes came free, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that José Augusto Lara got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mauro-Facundo Buffon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Merusca F&P - CIMZ were furious when Vihar Perchemliev was red carded, 58 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Merusca F&P - CIMZ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 57th minute. Penalty! In the 59th minute there was a penalty for DIPLOMATA FC PAB. José Augusto Lara stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mauro-Facundo Buffon. 1-2. 69 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Capasso came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Wilton do Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in DIPLOMATA FC PAB's zone, Fabian Meleșcanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chico Donato came out of the goal and Fabian Meleșcanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eliézer Alvarenga hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Joaquín Guzmán hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Marcinho Sabóia got a free kick in the 90th minute. Roberto Bolt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Chico Donato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Fellipe Capixaba got a free kick in the 95th minute. The DIPLOMATA FC PAB manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Merusca F&P - CIMZ to win.