EL PASO
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Apostolos Svirkos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabríel Cristofor, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 5 minutes into the match, BLACK PANTHER F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Neymar Santos came free, but Apostolos Svirkos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Izaltina FAD's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Neymar Santos in the 6th minute. Apostolos Svirkos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neymar Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Charis Kourmentalas's late challenge caught a Izaltina FAD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Charis Kourmentalas helped the player get up and apologised. Charis Kourmentalas kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. José Vítor Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Apostolos Svirkos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind BLACK PANTHER F.C's goalkeeper Apostolos Svirkos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Theagenis Iosifidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Gabríel Cristofor had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Apostolos Svirkos. BLACK PANTHER F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabríel Cristofor was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Izaltina FAD's José Vítor Duarte got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Izaltina FAD booed when BLACK PANTHER F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anastasios Tsoukalis didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Izaltina FAD getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Otávio Pinheiro hit a great ball. After 30 minutes, José Vítor Duarte mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Izaltina FAD and the BLACK PANTHER F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Izaltina FAD's José Vítor Duarte got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Izaltina FAD's goalkeeper Rony de Medeiros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gabríel Cristofor took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Apostolos Svirkos. Apostolos Svirkos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kleon Kontodimos during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 39 minutes, Gabríel Cristofor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Izaltina FAD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabríel Cristofor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Neymar Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostolos Svirkos having to interfere. Edorta Quintas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giorgos Moras got free with Rony de Medeiros in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Christos Spyropoulos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Rony de Medeiros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Neymar Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabríel Cristofor stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Apostolos Svirkos didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 51st minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. 54 minutes into the game, Gabríel Cristofor recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Apostolos Svirkos. Gabríel Cristofor showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Gabríel Cristofor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostolos Svirkos having to interfere. Apostolos Svirkos made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Neymar Santos sent off a good shot on target. Apostolos Svirkos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edorta Quintas in the 63rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gabríel Cristofor in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Apostolos Svirkos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66th minute Edorta Quintas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apostolos Svirkos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 minutes, Gabríel Cristofor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Izaltina FAD and the BLACK PANTHER F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of BLACK PANTHER F.C booed when Izaltina FAD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabríel Cristofor didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Gabríel Cristofor lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Apostolos Svirkos. Neymar Santos struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Apostolos Svirkos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Izaltina FAD. BLACK PANTHER F.C's Apostolos Svirkos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save BLACK PANTHER F.C from getting a goal against them. José Vítor Duarte might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Apostolos Svirkos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Vítor Duarte ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabríel Cristofor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apostolos Svirkos having to interfere. If Neymar Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 85 minutes of play, Izaltina FAD's Gabríel Cristofor made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Apostolos Svirkos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Apostolos Svirkos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabríel Cristofor's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabríel Cristofor got free with Apostolos Svirkos in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in BLACK PANTHER F.C's zone, Neymar Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Apostolos Svirkos came out of the goal and Neymar Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over Izaltina FAD could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than BLACK PANTHER F.C throughout the match.
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