Friendly League

Estadio do Dragao
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Teves made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of ZEZOM TEAM booed when MZ Fénix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vygantas Petrošius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adalberto Viegas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Enzo Morais read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Armando Mascarenhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nicolás Tauber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Teves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the game, Armando Mascarenhas threw the ball into play from the sideline. MZ Fénix's Basilio Ovando quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. ZEZOM TEAM's Enzo Morais played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Viegas in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Adolfo Azeari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolás Tauber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Basilio Ovando in the 35th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ZEZOM TEAM's Armando Mascarenhas. The supporters of MZ Fénix booed when ZEZOM TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Mascarenhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enzo Morais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Viegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in ZEZOM TEAM's zone, Adalberto Viegas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Enzo Morais came out of the goal and Adalberto Viegas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZEZOM TEAM's goalkeeper Enzo Morais, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Xavier Sabrosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. MZ Fénix's Nicolás Tauber proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save MZ Fénix from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adalberto Viegas made a kick off. After 53 played minutes ZEZOM TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Xavier Sabrosa. In the 54th minute, Armando Mascarenhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, ZEZOM TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Adalberto Viegas came free, but Enzo Morais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolás Tauber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Teves, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. When ZEZOM TEAM's Joaquim Teves in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MZ Fénix's goalie prevented a goal. After 62 minutes, Armando Mascarenhas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZEZOM TEAM and the MZ Fénix players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, ZEZOM TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Mascarenhas to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 64th minute by Ivan Nyberg got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Adalberto Viegas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Enzo Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adalberto Viegas in the 71st minute of play. Enzo Morais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adalberto Viegas in the 77th minute of play. Nicolás Tauber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Teves, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZEZOM TEAM's goalkeeper Enzo Morais, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adalberto Viegas might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Enzo Morais. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adalberto Viegas ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of MZ Fénix booed when ZEZOM TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Mascarenhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. ZEZOM TEAM's Nate Calas was substituted for Xavier Sabrosa. Armando Mascarenhas hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Cai Yuan Yuan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Enzo Morais came out and tried to block the shot, but Cai Yuan Yuan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 96th minute. The ZEZOM TEAM supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching MZ Fénix's performance. The match ended with a win for MZ Fénix.