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Match Report
Pau Nas Canelas
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824,
Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christoph Haßelmann got the match started through his kick off. Pau Nas Canelas's Hilário Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Hulberto in the 8th minute of play. In the 11thth minute of the game Palmiro Picasso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 12th minute of the match Pau Nas Canelas got a corner. Kukova United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aloísio Queiroga ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Palmiro Picasso in the 14th minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Anıl Baran Uslu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Anıl Baran Uslu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Hilário Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gao Zhen Chao in the 19th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Mateo Godoy 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. Romeo Hulberto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tomáš Bogdanovský took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hilário Neiva. Hilário Neiva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juraj Bicák in the 40th minute of play forced Pau Nas Canelas's goalkeeper Hilário Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes, Dušan Ujlaky mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kukova United and the Pau Nas Canelas players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kukova United getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Dušan Ujlaky hit a great ball. After 48 minutes of play, Kukova United's Juraj Bicák made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hilário Neiva was left in no man's land by his defense there!
In the 55th minute Juraj Bicák shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hilário Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lech Biraga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Kukova United's zone, Palmiro Picasso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anıl Baran Uslu came out of the goal and Palmiro Picasso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 67 minutes into the match, Romeo Hulberto notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Pau Nas Canelas's Hilário Neiva. Hilário Neiva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 72 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Palmiro Picasso came free, but Anıl Baran Uslu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anıl Baran Uslu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palmiro Picasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hilário Neiva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Romeo Hulberto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 77 minute of play. Christoph Haßelmann's late challenge caught a Kukova United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christoph Haßelmann helped the player get up and apologised. After 81 played minutes Pau Nas Canelas got a freekick which was hit by Christoph Haßelmann. After a defensive mix-up in Pau Nas Canelas's zone, Romeo Hulberto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hilário Neiva came out of the goal and Romeo Hulberto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kukova United's Bohuslav Lehotzký was substituted for Mateo Godoy. Hilário Neiva made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Romeo Hulberto sent off a good shot on target. In the 89th minute, Gao Zhen Chao ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hilário Neiva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 93rd minute Gao Zhen Chao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hilário Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hilário Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomáš Bogdanovský in the 94th minute of the match. Hilário Neiva made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Romeo Hulberto sent off a good shot on target. Hilário Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gao Zhen Chao in the 96th minute of the match. Kukova United's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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