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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ITAFUT 4EVER's Ryszard Barycz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Ryszard Barycz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters rose to their feet, but Ryszard Barycz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mauro-Facundo Buffon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Merusca F&P - CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kalju Vint didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Capasso in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th match minute, Merusca F&P - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedrinho Paranaense to maneuver through the defense. Mauro-Facundo Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ryszard Barycz's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Pedrinho Paranaense kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ryszard Barycz. 26 minutes into the match, Florian Capasso notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres. Nilson Peres was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 31st minute, Florian Capasso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Merusca F&P - CIMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ryszard Barycz in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Flavius Postelnicescu threw the ball into play from the sideline. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Kalju Vint quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florian Capasso to make the kick off. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryszard Barycz in the 60th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian Capasso got free with Nilson Peres in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 72nd minute, Robert Arboleda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio was substituted for Ryszard Barycz. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Boguslaw Tarasek replaced Rodriguinho Linhares. In the 74th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Arboleda to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Couto in the 80th minute of the match. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fellipe Capixaba in the 82nd minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Marcinho Sabóia heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 84 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mauro-Facundo Buffon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jardel Baggio in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauro-Facundo Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mauro-Facundo Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 88th minute of the match. After 92 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauro-Facundo Buffon was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Robert Arboleda in the 95th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Kalju Vint. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.