League

Toca dos Gatos
Spectators: 8142 (Terracing: 6107, Seating: 1873, VIP seats: 162) AFC - Curitiba's Jan Bykowski 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. 3 minutes into the match, THANDERA® FCCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Matouš Carda came free, but Emanuel Van Hoeij reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fausto da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukas De Smet, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. AFC - Curitiba's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Silvio Asier in the 10th minute. The corner led AFC - Curitiba's Joseba Roa to fire away a dangerous shot which Emanuel Van Hoeij despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Emanuel Van Hoeij made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from August Wahlnäs in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Matouš Carda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Van Hoeij saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Bykowski in the 18th minute of play forced THANDERA® FCCMZ's goalkeeper Emanuel Van Hoeij to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhang Yin Si in the 20th minute of play forced THANDERA® FCCMZ's goalkeeper Emanuel Van Hoeij to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when THANDERA® FCCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, THANDERA® FCCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Joseba Roa came free, but Emanuel Van Hoeij reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to AFC - Curitiba getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Lucjan Setara hit a great ball. In the 29thth minute of the game Jan Bykowski who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THANDERA® FCCMZ's Emanuel Van Hoeij was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of THANDERA® FCCMZ booed when AFC - Curitiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhang Yin Si didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 32 minutes, Joseba Roa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC - Curitiba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joseba Roa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers August Wahlnäs in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Van Hoeij saved THANDERA® FCCMZ from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Marquinhos de Lara came free, but Fausto da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to THANDERA® FCCMZ getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Marquinhos de Lara hit a great ball. Emanuel Van Hoeij showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Bykowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by August Wahlnäs in the 38th minute of play forced THANDERA® FCCMZ's goalkeeper Emanuel Van Hoeij to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that August Wahlnäs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Van Hoeij was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Emanuel Van Hoeij took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matouš Carda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to THANDERA® FCCMZ getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Marquinhos de Lara hit a great ball. AFC - Curitiba made a substitution. Romário Ortiz replaced Zhang Yin Si. After 48 played minutes THANDERA® FCCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Marquinhos de Lara. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

With a little luck, THANDERA® FCCMZ's Emanuel Van Hoeij got control of the ball when Matouš Carda tried to sneak it across the goal line. AFC - Curitiba's Fausto da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquinhos de Lara in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, THANDERA® FCCMZ's Cássio Marques got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute Silvio Asier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Van Hoeij saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Lukas De Smet came free, but Fausto da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinei Linares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. August Wahlnäs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fausto da Rocha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. THANDERA® FCCMZ's Emanuel Van Hoeij played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by August Wahlnäs in the 77th minute of play. Emanuel Van Hoeij made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jan Bykowski in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Lukas De Smet came free, but Fausto da Rocha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lukas De Smet in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fausto da Rocha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 83 minutes into the match, Jan Bykowski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Emanuel Van Hoeij, 0-1. After 88th play minutes Jan Bykowski shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Emanuel Van Hoeij and just under the crossbar into goal. Emanuel Van Hoeij didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jan Bykowski went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Emanuel Van Hoeij showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Bykowski in the 98th minute of the match. Jan Bykowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AFC - Curitiba eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.