Theatre of Dreams
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786,
Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Aimar in the 7th minute of play forced Maravilla's goalkeeper Jeronimo Gines to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, ATILA's goalkeeper Placido Matro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cruz Credo. Maravilla's Jeronimo Gines played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard Zecman in the 12th minute of play. In the 13th minute Cruz Credo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Matro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Paulus Van Poucke was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Maravilla's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ATILA the free kick. In the 16th minute, Paulus Van Poucke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Genadi Kotrulev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Maravilla's Cruz Credo in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ATILA's goalie prevented a goal. When Maravilla's Cruz Credo in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ATILA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ATILA's goalkeeper Placido Matro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Godofredo Marin advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 25th minute. Placido Matro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cruz Credo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute of the match Maravilla got a corner. ATILA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. César de Senna ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Maravilla's César de Senna to fire away a dangerous shot which Placido Matro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Cruz Credo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Placido Matro was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 38thth minute of the game Cruz Credo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ATILA's Placido Matro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind ATILA's goalkeeper Placido Matro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, ATILA's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Credo came free, but Placido Matro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Edgard Cucao was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ATILA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maravilla the free kick. Nemanja Vidić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Placido Matro made a huge save.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cruz Credo made a kick off. Cruz Credo scored 2-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Placido Matro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 54 minutes into the match, Maravilla's Cruz Credo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Placido Matro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 55 played minutes Maravilla got a freekick which was hit by Paulus Van Poucke. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Genadi Kotrulev in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeronimo Gines saved Maravilla from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Nemanja Vidić got a free kick in the 59th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Bernard Zecman managed to get in a good position for a shot. ATILA's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernard Zecman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeronimo Gines breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 66 minutes into the match, ATILA's goal looked a bit too open when Cruz Credo came free, but Placido Matro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Godofredo Marin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cruz Credo scored 3-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Placido Matro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 73 minutes of play ATILA's Edgard Cucao was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, ATILA's Edgard Cucao got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The Maravilla fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Maravilla's Cruz Credo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jeronimo Gines made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernard Zecman in the 78th minute of play. Placido Matro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cruz Credo in the 81st minute of the match. Cruz Credo scored 5-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Placido Matro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Maravilla's Nemanja Vidić got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 90 played minutes Maravilla got a freekick which was hit by Nemanja Vidić. Maravilla's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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