Friendly League

Shark Tank Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Futuros FC's Krakaca Neto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Futuros FC booed when Academia Santista CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erasmo de Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Academia Santista CIMZ's zone, Basílio Travassos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gu Zhan Wei came out of the goal and Basílio Travassos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Hernández in the 6th minute of play forced Academia Santista CIMZ's goalkeeper Gu Zhan Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Carlos Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Nerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Gu Zhan Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Krakaca Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 14th minute, Krakaca Neto 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. Gu Zhan Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Beto Smith's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Smith in the 18th minute of play forced Academia Santista CIMZ's goalkeeper Gu Zhan Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gu Zhan Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krakaca Neto in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Beto Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gu Zhan Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 22 minutes on the clock, Lucas Hernández commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 22 minutes into the game, one of Futuros FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 24th minute, Şeref Ayvaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Academia Santista CIMZ's Felipe Nerio shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 25th minute of play. The shot was stopped by João Carlos Andrade but with some difficulty. Gu Zhan Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Futuros FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Basílio Travassos in the 28th minute. Marcos Fernandes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gu Zhan Wei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. After 31 minutes Academia Santista CIMZ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Basílio Travassos who took care of the corner kick. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Afonso Pinhal put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Gu Zhan Wei. Gu Zhan Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Smith in the 36th minute of play. The Academia Santista CIMZ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Futuros FC were winning 0-2.

Gu Zhan Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Futuros FC's João Carlos Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopoldo Vieira in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Beto Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gu Zhan Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Beto Smith reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gu Zhan Wei. The goal made the score 0-3. After 70 minutes, Felipe Nerio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academia Santista CIMZ and the Futuros FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute, Felipe Nerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gu Zhan Wei made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Marcos Fernandes sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute, Beto Smith hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gu Zhan Wei was a little too slow when Marcos Fernandes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-4. 82 minutes into the match, Academia Santista CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Smith came free, but Gu Zhan Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 played minutes Academia Santista CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Leopoldo Vieira. Gu Zhan Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basílio Travassos struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Gu Zhan Wei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Futuros FC. When the match was over Futuros FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Academia Santista CIMZ throughout the match.