League

Eddie the Head Arena
Spectators: 7856 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dagoberto Vander took the kick off in the first half of the match. Väino Kartul recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Dave Panno sped through Iron Maiden Football OFF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maurinho Neves. The audience was convinced that Dave Panno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurinho Neves was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 22nd minute, Dave Panno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mamutes EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Maurinho Neves came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Mamutes EC's Valério Meireles. But to his dismay, Valério Meireles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 35th minute, Dave Panno made a precise shot to the right of Maurinho Neves. Iron Maiden Football OFF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. If Dave Panno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Mamutes EC fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Mamutes EC's Väino Kartul 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 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Dave Panno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Dave Panno made the kick off in the second half. Maurinho Neves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Väino Kartul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Dave Panno ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maurinho Neves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dave Panno in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maurinho Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 64th minute, Dito das Neves got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Amadeu Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Walmir Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the game, Mamutes EC's He Peng Zhou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maurinho Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. In the 76th play minute Valério Meireles came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Maurinho Neves. 0-11. After a rather tough play, Iron Maiden Football OFF's Diego Fonseca got a free kick in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Valério Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mamutes EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Valério Meireles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maurinho Neves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When He Peng Zhou came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Mamutes EC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that He Peng Zhou couldn't finish the play. When Mamutes EC's Valdo Dantas in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iron Maiden Football OFF's goalie prevented a goal. Valdo Dantas succeeded in the game's 92nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-12. Mamutes EC played a much better game than Iron Maiden Football OFF and deserved their victory. The Iron Maiden Football OFF players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.