Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 5288 (Terracing: 3967,
Seating: 1216, VIP seats: 105) James Batistuta started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 3rd minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, James Batistuta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mateus Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Cüneyt Berksoy kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Glenn Fyfe. That made the score 1-1 in the 8 minute of play. Mateus Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Scorpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. A4p FC Gad were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after UPTEXTIL.COM's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcin Pachucki took the corner. After taking down the ball on A4p FC Gad's corner Iulian Berceanu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mateus Cruz quite easily take care of the ball. In the 22nd minute, Mário Maldini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateus Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavius Cândroveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 25th minute Pontus Hjortberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Mateus Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavius Cândroveanu in the 33rd minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 47th minute of play forced UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cüneyt Berksoy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Mário Maldini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mateus Cruz made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Flavius Cândroveanu sent off a good shot on target. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from James Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateus Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from King Scorpio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cüneyt Berksoy in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Ruisko came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Ruisko in the 68th minute of the match. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belchior Mamatov in the 73rd minute of the match. Mateus Cruz made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Flavius Cândroveanu sent off a good shot on target. Mateus Cruz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from King Scorpio in the 79th minute of the match. Dumitru Purcărete hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. UPTEXTIL.COM's Nestor Hoffmann was substituted for Paolo Ruisko. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. UPTEXTIL.COM's Luiz Gustavo Veloso was substituted for Zé Paulo Queirós. A4p FC Gad's Alessandro Del Piero was substituted for Flavius Cândroveanu. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Gez Mason hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pontus Hjortberg in the 83rd minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. UPTEXTIL.COM were furious when Pontus Hjortberg was red carded, 85 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for UPTEXTIL.COM! Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's goalkeeper Mateus Cruz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Del Piero. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute Nestor Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.
The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched A4p FC Gad eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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