Friendly League

Allianz Zuera Parque
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulinho Fonseca got the match started through his kick off. Valdemar Guerra hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, Faas Marsal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zuera Never End MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Zuera Never End MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho Fonseca came free, but Santo Everton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zuera Never End MZC's Manoel Botelho suffered a concussion in the 10th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Marcinho Sampaio's late challenge caught a Zuera Never End MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcinho Sampaio helped the player get up and apologised. Zuera Never End MZC made a substitution. Agostinho Neiva replaced Manoel Botelho. After a rather tough play, Jovens Democratas MZC's Marcinho Sampaio got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 13 played minutes, Zuera Never End MZC's Válter Figueiredo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Silva came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zuera Never End MZC reached it. Santo Everton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mateus Macedo during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mateus Macedo hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the game, Zuera Never End MZC's Faas Marsal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Fernando Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Cherif Gomez charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cherif Gomez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zuera Never End MZC's Cherif Gomez got a free kick in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute of the match Benedito Tande shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santo Everton showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Faas Marsal fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zuera Never End MZC's protests and gave Faas Marsal a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th minute of the match Aílton Sousa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santo Everton skillfully saved the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faas Marsal to make the kick off. Luiz Fernando Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faas Marsal in the 51st minute of the match. After 52 played minutes Jovens Democratas MZC got a freekick which was hit by Marcinho Sampaio. 58 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Prestes came free, but Luiz Fernando Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Cardoso in the 60th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, Zuera Never End MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cherif Gomez to maneuver through the defense. After 62 played minutes, Jovens Democratas MZC's Benedito Tande shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Santo Everton came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Jovens Democratas MZC reached it. With a little luck, Zuera Never End MZC's Santo Everton got control of the ball when Valdemar Guerra tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 66 minutes on the clock, Marquinhos Paes commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Jovens Democratas MZC's Pedrinho Cavalcante was substituted for Rogério Cardozo. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Jovens Democratas MZC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zuera Never End MZC:s goal. The referee gave Zuera Never End MZC a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Oscar Prestes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Jovens Democratas MZC's Luiz Fernando Silva. 3-0. In the 73rd match minute, Jovens Democratas MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aílton Sousa to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Jairo Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zuera Never End MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jairo Cardoso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fernando Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Fernando Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Prestes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santo Everton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdemar Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Jovens Democratas MZC's Mateus Macedo got a free kick in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faas Marsal in the 90th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute Oscar Prestes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fernando Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Jovens Democratas MZC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Zuera Never End MZC.