Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hamílton das Neves took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Marques in the 5th minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Cipriano Abreu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 from getting a goal against them. In the 12th minute Espen Steelers were awarded a corner. Alberto Giacometti went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Espen Steelers's corner Alberto Giacometti fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cipriano Abreu quite easily take care of the ball. Cipriano Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nino Schurter in the 17th minute of the match. 17 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Espen Steelers's Nino Schurter fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 20 minutes into the match, Rogelio Montez notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Cipriano Abreu. Cipriano Abreu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With his leg Cipriano Abreu managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Espen Steelers's Williams Imholz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nino Schurter in the 33rd minute of play forced A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalkeeper Cipriano Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute of the match Espen Steelers got a corner. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alberto Giacometti ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Nino Schurter almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Cipriano Abreu did a great save. Federico Abud kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Apostolikas Romanos hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo Romero in the 42nd minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's defense didn't have a chance, in the 43rd minute, when Williams Imholz scored to the left of an out of position Cipriano Abreu, making the score, 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alain Berset made a kick off. Cipriano Abreu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Montez, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Berset in the 55th minute of play forced A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalkeeper Cipriano Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 were furious when Dalmo Soares was red carded, 57 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 58th minute, Dalmo Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Espen Steelers booed when A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalmo Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alberto Giacometti took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 59th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cipriano Abreu. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goal looked a bit too open when Nino Schurter came free, but Cipriano Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Williams Imholz in the 64th minute of play forced A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalkeeper Cipriano Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregor Kobel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erivaldo Romero in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rogelio Montez in the 68th minute of play forced A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goalkeeper Cipriano Abreu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Erivaldo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Kobel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's Cipriano Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nino Schurter in the 72nd minute of play. Cipriano Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Williams Imholz in the 78th minute of play. Cipriano Abreu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Williams Imholz in the 78th minute of play. Cipriano Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alain Berset, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 81 minutes, Giuseppe Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giuseppe Marques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Espen Steelers's Marco Odermatt was substituted for Raffaelo Berger. In the 86th minute Williams Imholz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cipriano Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute Williams Imholz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cipriano Abreu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, A. A. Carioca 【CIMZ】's goal looked a bit too open when Nino Schurter came free, but Cipriano Abreu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nino Schurter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cipriano Abreu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alain Berset's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Cipriano Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nino Schurter in the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Espen Steelers had won after a very even match.
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