League

Bafô Arena
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arnaldo de Sousa took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Túlio Torres came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the M0RF1G4Z fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Túlio Torres couldn't finish the play. After 4 played minutes Al-Nassr Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Yuri Lara. Benedito de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luizinho Quintal in the 5th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, M0RF1G4Z's goalkeeper Alfredão do Nascimento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnaldo de Sousa. In the 9th minute Vito Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedito de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, M0RF1G4Z's Túlio Torres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benedito de Azevedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 21 minutes into the game, M0RF1G4Z's Túlio Torres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benedito de Azevedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Al-Nassr Football Club's Benedito de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Netto in the 25th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers René Descartes in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benedito de Azevedo saved Al-Nassr Football Club from getting behind. Al-Nassr Football Club's Benedito de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by René Descartes in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Luizinho Quintal notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Al-Nassr Football Club's Benedito de Azevedo. Benedito de Azevedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 44 minutes into the match, René Descartes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benedito de Azevedo. Al-Nassr Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that René Descartes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Al-Nassr Football Club:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of M0RF1G4Z:s goal. After the first half M0RF1G4Z were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell René Descartes to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Al-Nassr Football Club's goalkeeper Benedito de Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luizinho Quintal. 55 minutes into the game, Thomás Barreto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Al-Nassr Football Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave M0RF1G4Z the free kick. A collision led to Al-Nassr Football Club getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Thomás Barreto hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by René Descartes in the 56th minute of play forced Al-Nassr Football Club's goalkeeper Benedito de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedito de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Túlio Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute Túlio Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedito de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Nuno Netto fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Benedito de Azevedo, passed just outside the right post. 70 minutes into the match, Al-Nassr Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Netto came free, but Benedito de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Al-Nassr Football Club's Benedito de Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Al-Nassr Football Club from getting a goal against them. In the 76th minute Vito Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedito de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benedito de Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when René Descartes sent off a good shot on target. 83 minutes into the match, Al-Nassr Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Luizinho Quintal came free, but Benedito de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, Al-Nassr Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Galvão came free, but Benedito de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedito de Azevedo came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by M0RF1G4Z's René Descartes. But to his dismay, René Descartes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. 95 minutes into the match, Túlio Torres notched a goal, 0-9, to the right of Al-Nassr Football Club's Benedito de Azevedo. Benedito de Azevedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Al-Nassr Football Club's Benedito de Azevedo got control of the ball when Luizinho Quintal tried to sneak it across the goal line. M0RF1G4Z'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.