Tita Mattiussi
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Pedro Ochoa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Vimaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Spams fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! In the 8th minute Gustavo-Hernán Egoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustino Jerold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Karel Kacharov advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 10th minute. In the 13th minute Pedro Ochoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faustino Jerold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 minutes Spams's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aaron Jokin who took care of the corner kick. Faustino Jerold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the game, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Faustino Jerold was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 20 minutes of play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Faustino Jerold was left in no man's land by his defense there! Faustino Jerold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Ochoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 27th minute of play forced Spams's goalkeeper Faustino Jerold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spams's Faustino Jerold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ke Xun in the 30th minute of play. Faustino Jerold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Ochoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka were awarded a corner. Aaron Jokin went to the cornerflag to take it. Aaron Jokin made a great header on Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's corner, it was just that Spams's Faustino Jerold managed to reach the ball for a save. Faustino Jerold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Domagoj Vida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Gustavo-Hernán Egoi made a precise shot to the right of Faustino Jerold. Spams's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Faustino Jerold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo-Hernán Egoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Ke Xun got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Gustavo-Hernán Egoi managed to work through Spams's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Gustavo-Hernán Egoi dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Spams's Andrej Kramarić was substituted for Dado Pršo. Spams's Herminio Escobar was substituted for Adam Bareiro. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Herminio Escobar made the kick off in the second half. Pedro Ochoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustavo-Hernán Egoi in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faustino Jerold saved Spams from getting behind. Faustino Jerold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Ochoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Herminio Escobar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kepa Arrizabalaga having to interfere. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka made a substitution. Bengt-Arne Åberg replaced Gustavo-Hernán Egoi. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka made a substitution. Leon Trotskiy replaced Iker Eneko. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herminio Escobar in the 71st minute of play forced Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emanuel Mouricio was slow to take the kick. During this time Spams's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 74th minute of play forced Spams's goalkeeper Faustino Jerold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ke Xun was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 76th minute. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Faustino Jerold stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bengt-Arne Åberg's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. After 81 minutes of play, Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's Bengt-Arne Åberg made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Faustino Jerold was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kepa Arrizabalaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Escobar in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Segundo Hanot hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bengt-Arne Åberg in the 91st minute of play forced Spams's goalkeeper Faustino Jerold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bengt-Arne Åberg spun around in front of the goal 91 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Spams's goal. In the 94th minute, Herminio Escobar made a precise shot to the right of Kepa Arrizabalaga. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sportivo Smirnoff Vodka walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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