Prized/Friendly Cup

Amancio Thomas
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Guilherme Cruz got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Ferreira Lopes MZC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Manfredo Munhoz hit a great ball. Ubaldo Regis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto Novaes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind La MaKina del Parque's goalkeeper Ubaldo Regis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Carlos Alberto Novaes notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of La MaKina del Parque's Ubaldo Regis. Ubaldo Regis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lucio Nardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Cruz having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Pastor Cayo took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Filipe Cruz to make any attempt to save it. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Pastor Cayo made the kick off in the second half. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Filipe Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Nardo in the 51st minute of play. La MaKina del Parque were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Ferreira Lopes MZC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ceferino Clemencin took the corner. The corner led La MaKina del Parque's Ceferino Clemencin to fire away a dangerous shot which Filipe Cruz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Moisés Toledo put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ferreira Lopes MZC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! Filipe Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evelio Odol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filipe Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Cayo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ferreira Lopes MZC defense, Pastor Cayo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Filipe Cruz. The Ferreira Lopes MZC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Filipe Cruz should have stopped the shot. 76 minutes into the game, Evelio Odol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Filipe Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to La MaKina del Parque getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Erubiel Eguzki hit a great ball. Ubaldo Regis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mané Araújo in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute of the match Ferreira Lopes MZC got a corner. La MaKina del Parque's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mané Araújo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Ferreira Lopes MZC's Guilherme Cruz to a score. 4-2 in the 85th minute. After 93 minutes, Santos Lixandro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La MaKina del Parque and the Ferreira Lopes MZC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to La MaKina del Parque getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Santos Lixandro hit a great ball. Ferreira Lopes MZC's Mané Araújo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 94th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for La MaKina del Parque. After 97 minutes of play, La MaKina del Parque's Pastor Cayo made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Filipe Cruz was left in no man's land by his defense there! La MaKina del Parque were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ferreira Lopes MZC for a fine match.