Friendly League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vitaliy van der Aa kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Aresti Montiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 3rd match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Henriques to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, ITAFUT 4EVER's Esbjörn Tunander threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jardel Baggio, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Esbjörn Tunander didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ITAFUT 4EVER's Cauan Loyola shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Esbjörn Tunander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jardel Baggio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Esbjörn Tunander made a huge save. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio came free and shot a quick shot against goal 19 minutes in the game, fortunately Esbjörn Tunander had problems saving as it came toward the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jardel Baggio got free with Esbjörn Tunander in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauan Loyola in the 31st minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Esbjörn Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sebastião Henriques got free with Esbjörn Tunander in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Cauan Loyola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esbjörn Tunander was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Esbjörn Tunander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastião Henriques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esbjörn Tunander made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Jardel Baggio sent off a good shot on target. Philip Åkerman kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Esbjörn Tunander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denílson Palmeira in the 54th minute of the match. If Jardel Baggio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cauan Loyola in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esbjörn Tunander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 67th minute, Sebastião Henriques ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esbjörn Tunander was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Raphael Fenton replaced Sebastião Henriques. ITAFUT 4EVER's Edward Huyghebaert was substituted for Cauan Loyola. In the 72nd minute, Gösta Vennerkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jean-Paul Møffelmand's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Esbjörn Tunander read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Sidney Bertassi made a precise shot to the right of Esbjörn Tunander. GrassNuts FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidney Bertassi in the 79th minute of play forced GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Esbjörn Tunander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, GrassNuts FC's Vitaliy van der Aa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson Peres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pierre-Emile Højbjerg got free with Nilson Peres in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Edward Huyghebaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Edward Huyghebaert hit a great ball. Edward Huyghebaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee ended the match the ITAFUT 4EVER players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.