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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laureano Primeiro kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the ITAFUT 4EVER defense, Jeremias Lehoi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nilson Peres. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nilson Peres should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Edward Huyghebaert took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Dobromir Szarmach to make any attempt to save it. Jean-Paul Møffelmand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dobromir Szarmach having to interfere. Nunez Gonzo charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nunez Gonzo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to • REGINA • getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Nunez Gonzo hit a great ball. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by • REGINA •'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sebastião Henriques was slow to take the kick. During this time ITAFUT 4EVER's players had a chance to rest. A very nice done corner allowed Edward Huyghebaert to score against Dobromir Szarmach in • REGINA •'s goal. 2-1 after 17 minutes. In the 20th minute of the match, Edward Huyghebaert got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dobromir Szarmach was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in • REGINA •'s zone, Edward Huyghebaert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dobromir Szarmach came out of the goal and Edward Huyghebaert tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th minute, Edward Huyghebaert had to leave the field with a concussion. When Celso Poncio fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored • REGINA •'s protests and gave Celso Poncio a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in • REGINA • fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Primeiro in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denílson Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jardel Baggio got free with Dobromir Szarmach in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 39 minutes into the match, • REGINA •'s goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Baggio came free, but Dobromir Szarmach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Jardel Baggio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dobromir Szarmach. The goal made the score 4-1. Dobromir Szarmach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Paul Møffelmand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jardel Baggio to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Jardel Baggio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dobromir Szarmach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dobromir Szarmach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 54th minute of the match. If João Vítor Porto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jardel Baggio scored 5-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dobromir Szarmach, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 58th minute of play forced • REGINA •'s goalkeeper Dobromir Szarmach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nunez Gonzo made in the 63rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ITAFUT 4EVER's Niklas Bergdal. Dobromir Szarmach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 64th minute of the match. After taking down the ball on ITAFUT 4EVER's corner Sebastião Henriques fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dobromir Szarmach quite easily take care of the ball. Dobromir Szarmach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Dobromir Szarmach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Baggio in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Jardel Baggio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dobromir Szarmach was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. • REGINA • made a substitution. Agustin Artal replaced Baldomero Emenon. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Cauan Loyola replaced João Vítor Porto. Denílson Palmeira kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. • REGINA •'s Andres Guardado was substituted for Csaba Markovits. 82 minutes into the match, • REGINA •'s goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Baggio came free, but Dobromir Szarmach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, • REGINA •'s Andres Guardado ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nilson Peres. Nilson Peres yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-2. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when • REGINA • was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolek Jajesniak didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the game, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dobromir Szarmach made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-2. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Primeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Celso Poncio got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In a very dangerous position, a player in • REGINA • fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! • REGINA •:s Dobromir Szarmach showed great skill when he stopped Sidney Bertassi:s penalty. For all the effort they put into the match, the • REGINA • players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ITAFUT 4EVER.