Friendly League

TONY STARK ARENA
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kraig Fred started the match with the kick off. Edward Huyghebaert struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Marcos Ranolfo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. Kraig Fred sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kraig Fred, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kraig Fred fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilson Peres having to interfere. Raphael Fenton made in the 12th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Estudiantes de América's Prospero Gabirel. If Kraig Fred had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kraig Fred in the 13th minute of play. Estudiantes de América's Marcos Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Huyghebaert in the 15th minute of play. Nilson Peres made an important save on a dangerous shot by Flavio Iraunkor in the 20th minute. Edward Huyghebaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Van Der Veecken in the 26th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kraig Fred's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nilson Peres read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Estudiantes de América's Roque Etor quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raphael Fenton, made in the 34th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in ITAFUT 4EVER's zone, Cornelio Ruisko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nilson Peres came out of the goal and Cornelio Ruisko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Flavius Postelnicescu got a free kick in the 41st minute. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Denílson Palmeira got a free kick in the 44th minute. 46 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's Maximo Dei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nilson Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 Jardel Baggio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goalkeeper Marcos Ranolfo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jardel Baggio. Jardel Baggio struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Marcos Ranolfo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. Estudiantes de América's Concetto Trasatti was substituted for Kraig Fred. The throw-in from Niklas Bergdal in the 61st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Estudiantes de América's Roque Etor. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Concetto Trasatti in the 66th minute of the match. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Blăniță, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 75th minute Concetto Trasatti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcos Ranolfo made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Jardel Baggio sent off a good shot on target. When Estudiantes de América's Orlando Beltza in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie prevented a goal. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Beltza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Concetto Trasatti in the 91st minute of the match. When Estudiantes de América's Traian Blăniță in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie prevented a goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.