Prized/Friendly Cup

Arena Da Zimba
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gong Qi Fan kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, Playa Malvín's Gong Qi Fan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sidney Motta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Nathaniel Burnett hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute, Gong Qi Fan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Playa Malvín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Nils Elmhuus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nathaniel Burnett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gong Qi Fan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sidney Motta having to make a save. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Sidney Motta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Qi Fan in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Qi Fan came free, but Sidney Motta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gamus Rocha got a throw-in 24 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gong Qi Fan. Sidney Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Qi Fan in the 31st minute of play. A throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game was made by Rolando Gaspard with Nathaniel Burnett as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Imbituba - FSCMZ's Válbson Pimenta was substituted for Berenguer Anda. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rogério da Silva during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 45th minute, Rogério da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Imbituba - FSCMZ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Playa Malvín were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Válbson Pimenta made the kick off in the second half. Nils Elmhuus had in the 54thth minute some difficulties stopping Válbson Pimenta's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nils Elmhuus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidney Motta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Qi Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidney Motta came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Playa Malvín's Gong Qi Fan. But to his dismay, Gong Qi Fan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Playa Malvín's Sandu Mândrilă was substituted for Jabier Igual. Playa Malvín's Chris Tian was substituted for Michael Guisla. 77 minutes into the match, Válbson Pimenta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nils Elmhuus. Playa Malvín's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Válbson Pimenta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The audience was convinced that Pedro Luís Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nils Elmhuus was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Nils Elmhuus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luís Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Stelian Murgu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Sidney Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Imbituba - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Quinto Ampudia came free, but Sidney Motta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Joel Wigghers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 96 played minutes, Imbituba - FSCMZ's Greg Drysdale shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nils Elmhuus 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 Imbituba - FSCMZ reached it. Playa Malvín's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.