Friendly League

Ninho do Pássaro
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Al-Fajuth's Amadeu Furlan got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 5 minutes into the game, Bernardo Dante cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Édouard Mendy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 8th minute, Al-Fajuth's Wilson Matorin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Osvaldo Marques. Osvaldo Marques yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Al-Fajuth's Maicon Zanette suffered a concussion in the 11th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When Luiz Fabiano Abraão fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MAZER SAF's protests and gave Luiz Fabiano Abraão a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MAZER SAF getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Luiz Fabiano Abraão hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilson Matorin got free with Osvaldo Marques in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Alberto in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of MAZER SAF booed when Al-Fajuth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Régis Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. MAZER SAF's Osvaldo Marques proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save MAZER SAF from getting a goal against them. Amílton Marinho hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Bernardo Dante took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Édouard Mendy. Al-Fajuth's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. MAZER SAF's Osvaldo Marques played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilson Matorin in the 32nd minute of play. Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho da Silveira in the 34th minute of play. A collision led to Al-Fajuth getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Agostinho Guedes hit a great ball. Al-Fajuth's Édouard Mendy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Alberto in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Al-Fajuth's Régis Vides got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Édouard Mendy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Coronado in the 47th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodoro Massa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Édouard Mendy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Coronado in the 51st minute of play. In the 55th minute, Valdomiro Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celsinho da Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Édouard Mendy having to interfere. In the 59th minute Celsinho da Silveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Édouard Mendy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Eliseu Alagoano fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Al-Fajuth's protests and gave Eliseu Alagoano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th minute, Eliseu Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MAZER SAF's Joélson Coutinho was substituted for José Vítor Lopez. After 62 played minutes Al-Fajuth got a freekick which was hit by Eliseu Alagoano. Eliseu Alagoano scored 2-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Osvaldo Marques, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Édouard Mendy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celsinho da Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Coronado in the 76th minute of play forced Al-Fajuth's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Coronado, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Yuri Alberto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Édouard Mendy came out and tried to block the shot, but Yuri Alberto slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 79th minute. Al-Fajuth made a substitution. Carlos Marinho replaced Teodoro Massa. After a rather tough play, MAZER SAF's Igor Coronado got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute of the match, Yuri Alberto got a very nice opportunity to score, but Édouard Mendy was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Agostinho Guedes charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agostinho Guedes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Agostinho Guedes hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Osvaldo Marques showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseu Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Yuri Alberto came free with the goalkeeper in the 95th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Édouard Mendy could save by the left post. Édouard Mendy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Coronado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.