DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when İbrahim Volkan got the match started through his kick off. Ghitã Fratea kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guo Ao. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo de Azevedo in the 11th minute of play. Jairo de Azevedo in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aguinaga Nebot, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 17 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Martinez Cines came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Martinez Cines managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esmeraldas S.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Martinez Cines was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nenko Reza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Martinez Cines came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Esmeraldas S.C. 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 Martinez Cines couldn't finish the play. Aguinaga Nebot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roy Makaay went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martinez Cines in the 27th minute of play. Esmeraldas S.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Niki Borda in the 29th minute. A nice corner shot did that İbrahim Volkan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nenko Reza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Aguinaga Nebot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jairo de Azevedo in the 36th minute. Guo Ao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
Aguinaga Nebot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 53rd minute of the match. Nenko Reza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stefanos Terzopoulos in the 54th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Esmeraldas S.C.'s Niki Borda got a free kick in the 55th minute. Aguinaga Nebot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 60th minute of the match. The corner ended in Guo Ao almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Esmeraldas S.C.'s Aguinaga Nebot did a great save. After some careless play in the Esmeraldas S.C. defense, Roy Makaay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aguinaga Nebot. The Esmeraldas S.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aguinaga Nebot should have stopped the shot. 66 minutes in the game, Stefanos Terzopoulos dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo de Azevedo in the 74th minute of play forced Esmeraldas S.C.'s goalkeeper Aguinaga Nebot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, Villaverde Celeste Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Manfredi to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute Roy Makaay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguinaga Nebot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Esmeraldas S.C.'s Stefanos Terzopoulos got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st match minute, Esmeraldas S.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martinez Cines to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute Guo Ao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguinaga Nebot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Roy Makaay came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Villaverde Celeste Clube 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 Roy Makaay couldn't finish the play. 96 minutes into the game, William Lucas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Villaverde Celeste Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esmeraldas S.C. the free kick. Esmeraldas S.C.'s Niki Borda shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 97th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nenko Reza but with some difficulty.
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