Friendly League

MEC
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alberto Portugal kicked off to start the match. Dalmo Tasso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro do Valle in the 6th minute of play. Dalmo Tasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro do Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alberto Portugal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zézinho Simões was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Alberto Portugal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zézinho Simões was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When ITAFUT 4EVER's Alberto Portugal in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MarquinhosEC's goalie prevented a goal. 24 minutes into the game, Jordan Henderson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ITAFUT 4EVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MarquinhosEC the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Inácio Freitas managed to get in a good position for a shot. MarquinhosEC's supporters rose to their feet, but Inácio Freitas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dalmo Tasso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Michael Meertens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Dalmo Tasso made a huge save. Zézinho Simões didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Portugal went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Denílson Palmeira kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The long shot by Inácio Freitas in the 43rd minute really tested Dalmo Tasso's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 45th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Paul Møffelmand to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Inácio Freitas was the one to do the kick off. Zézinho Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Portugal in the 58th minute of play. Dalmo Tasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curt Montes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio was substituted for Sidney Bertassi. Curt Montes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmo Tasso having to interfere. ITAFUT 4EVER's Marcos Fantini was substituted for Raphael Fenton. MarquinhosEC's Zézinho Simões proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save MarquinhosEC from getting a goal against them. Cauan Loyola's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Zézinho Simões skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dalmo Tasso didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when MarquinhosEC's Michael Meertens shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. After 81 played minutes MarquinhosEC got a freekick which was hit by Esteve Quinto. Zézinho Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauan Loyola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Zézinho Simões had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jardel Baggio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Meertens in the 88th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Dalmo Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jean-Paul Møffelmand kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Zézinho Simões made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jardel Baggio in the 91st minute. MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Cauan Loyola 93 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ITAFUT 4EVER eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.