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Match Report
El Gigante
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Brasil off's Leo Ortzi 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. A sloppy throw-in by Evelio Abecia in the 2nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Brasil off's Felipe Osoitz. Leo Ortzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 6th minute Leo Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvar Ă–berg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ortzi in the 8th minute of play forced Club Atletico Rio Tercero's goalkeeper Alvar Ă–berg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvar Ă–berg came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Brasil off's Leo Ortzi. But to his dismay, Leo Ortzi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Leo Ortzi took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alvar Ă–berg. Alvar Ă–berg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After having played for 20 minutes, Leo Ortzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brasil off's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Ortzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Brasil off getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Lucas Cayo hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Leo Ortzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvar Ă–berg was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 29th minute Brasil off were awarded a corner. Celedonio Unai went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Tabby Rua got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alvar Ă–berg quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leo Ortzi in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alvar Ă–berg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tabby Rua made a great header on Brasil off's corner, it was just that Club Atletico Rio Tercero's Alvar Ă–berg managed to reach the ball for a save. After 41 played minutes Club Atletico Rio Tercero got a freekick which was hit by Evelio Abecia. A collision led to Brasil off getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Hunfredo Hergueta hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Club Atletico Rio Tercero's Liu Chen Jian threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fred Karlsson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After the first half Brasil off were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The supporters of Brasil off booed when Club Atletico Rio Tercero was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evelio Abecia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celedonio Unai was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 51st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 52 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Rio Tercero's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Ortzi came free, but Alvar Ă–berg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Leo Ortzi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvar Ă–berg. Club Atletico Rio Tercero's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leo Ortzi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. If Leo Ortzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Club Atletico Rio Tercero's Alvar Ă–berg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Ortzi in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ortzi in the 64th minute of play forced Club Atletico Rio Tercero's goalkeeper Alvar Ă–berg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvar Ă–berg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Ortzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute, Brasil off's Leo Ortzi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. A throw-in in the 75th minute of the game was made by Gaudencio Romano with Cipriano Joachim as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Leo Ortzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvar Ă–berg having to interfere. Evelio Abecia made in the 83rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cipriano Joachim immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leo Ortzi in the 85th minute of play forced Club Atletico Rio Tercero's goalkeeper Alvar Ă–berg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Leo Ortzi came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Brasil off fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leo Ortzi couldn't finish the play. Alvar Ă–berg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Ortzi in the 93rd minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Brasil off walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.
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