Friendly League

Alçapão da Baixada
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alfredo Madeo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nova Iguaçu MZFC were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after MORPH's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anselmo Batista took the corner. Anselmo Batista made a great header on Nova Iguaçu MZFC's corner, it was just that MORPH's Marco Lixandro managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Batista during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Anselmo Batista hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Desiderio Abreu during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute, Desiderio Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Lixandro made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Dalmo Rocha sent off a good shot on target. Telmo Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Lixandro having to interfere. Marco Lixandro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dalmo Rocha went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. MORPH's Marco Lixandro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save MORPH from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the match, MORPH's goalkeeper Marco Lixandro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Murilo Urbano. 34 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Estebano came free, but Giuseppe Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dalmo Rocha in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, MORPH's Marco Lixandro got control of the ball when Dalmo Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Telmo Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Dalmo Rocha made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Telmo Barbosa came free, but Marco Lixandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Telmo Barbosa during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marco Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dalmo Rocha in the 56th minute of play. After a rather tough play, MORPH's Alejo Vimaro got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 67th minute Horácio Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Lixandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dalmo Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Lixandro was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Guilherme Mandrak was substituted for Zé Carlos Cordeiro. Marco Lixandro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dalmo Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as MORPH's Marcelo Estebano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Giuseppe Lara. That made the score 1-1 after 82 minutes of play. MORPH made a substitution. Erubiel Jusepe replaced Alejo Vimaro.