Friendly League

Arena Da Zimba
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nathaniel Burnett kicked off to start the match. Sidney Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso da Cunha in the 7th minute of play. With a little luck, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Ludomil Ziomkowski got control of the ball when Nathaniel Burnett tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th minute, Nathaniel Burnett ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ludomil Ziomkowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Fabian Balbuena made in the 23rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nathaniel Burnett however managed to control. 28 minutes into the match, Afonso da Cunha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sidney Motta. Imbituba - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Afonso da Cunha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 32nd minute, Afonso da Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Nathaniel Burnett got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With his leg Sidney Motta managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Xande Campbell fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 55th match minute, Imbituba - FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tostão Trigo to maneuver through the defense. Sidney Motta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afonso da Cunha in the 62nd minute. In the 66th minute, Válbson Pimenta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ludomil Ziomkowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ made a substitution. Rambo von Buol-Schaudenstein replaced Emanuele Bertoni. After 74 played minutes Imbituba - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Dani Alves. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greg Drysdale in the 76th minute of play forced CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Ludomil Ziomkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Válbson Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rambo von Buol-Schaudenstein could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Sidney Motta made a huge save. Sidney Motta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso da Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Sidney Motta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhou Wei Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Sidney Motta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afonso da Cunha in the 88th minute. After a rather tough play, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Rogério da Silva got a free kick in the 90th minute. With an all-out effort, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Zhou Wei Fan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sidney Motta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhou Wei Fan in the 91st minute of the match.