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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luo Wei Xi took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC ARK CS's Nicolas Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luo Wei Xi in the 4th minute of play. Nicolas Joey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luo Wei Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luo Wei Xi in the 9th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Joga Bonito's Alejo Eleazar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicolas Joey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FC ARK CS's Damon Gascoigne got a free kick in the 12th minute. The audience was convinced that Luo Wei Xi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Joey was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Nicolas Joey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luo Wei Xi's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luo Wei Xi in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicolas Joey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute Damon Gascoigne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Lang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC ARK CS getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Herbert Bierfass hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, Alejo Eleazar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicolas Joey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 24 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goal looked a bit too open when Luo Wei Xi came free, but Nicolas Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goal looked a bit too open when Alejo Eleazar came free, but Nicolas Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goal looked a bit too open when Luo Wei Xi came free, but Nicolas Joey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejo Eleazar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Nicolas Joey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC ARK CS's Nicolas Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Eleazar in the 36th minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Joga Bonito's Luo Wei Xi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicolas Joey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 41 minutes into the game, Sammy Corcoran recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Artur Boruc. Sammy Corcoran showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. In the 45th minute of the match Joga Bonito got a corner. FC ARK CS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alejo Eleazar ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC ARK CS's Nicolas Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejo Eleazar in the 46th minute of play. If Klas Jansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nicolas Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klas Jansson in the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgar Lang to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Luo Wei Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Joey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Joga Bonito's Andy Symons in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC ARK CS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 56thth minute of the game Andy Symons who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC ARK CS's Nicolas Joey was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Joga Bonito's Alejo Eleazar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nicolas Joey in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Nicolas Joey made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Ludomil Czaplicki sent off a good shot on target. In the 65th minute Sammy Corcoran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artur Boruc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sammy Corcoran in the 67th minute of play. Sammy Corcoran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Artur Boruc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sammy Corcoran in the 69th minute of play. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Lang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st match minute, Joga Bonito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Hoffmann to maneuver through the defense. FC ARK CS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Olly Paley in the 74th minute. A nice corner shot did that Olly Paley got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Artur Boruc quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Nicolas Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luo Wei Xi in the 75th minute of play. Artur Boruc came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by FC ARK CS's Júlio Severo. But to his dismay, Júlio Severo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Artur Boruc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sammy Corcoran, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute Edgar Lang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Joga Bonito's Alejo Eleazar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nicolas Joey. Nicolas Joey yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Luo Wei Xi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicolas Joey came out and tried to block the shot, but Luo Wei Xi slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 95th minute. The Joga Bonito supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Joga Bonito would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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