ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Albertus FC's Joeri Buys 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joeri Buys in the 4th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ted Stroobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Túlio Arantes in the 5th minute of the match. In the 9th match minute, COURO COME FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hélio Furtado to maneuver through the defense. Ted Stroobos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Albertus FC's Joeri Buys nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Maria Pontes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 20th minute Arnold Hemmen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Hemmen came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Albertus FC defense, Duarte Mineiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ted Stroobos. The Albertus FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ted Stroobos should have stopped the shot. When Christijan van Asseldonk came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Albertus FC 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 Christijan van Asseldonk couldn't finish the play. In the 34th minute, Arnold Hemmen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. José Maria Pontes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnold Hemmen, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute Joeri Buys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gertjan van Damme hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Duarte Mineiro hit a great ball. With a little luck, Albertus FC's Ted Stroobos got control of the ball when Duarte Mineiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. COURO COME FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Walmir Vale in the 44th minute. Walmir Vale made a great header on COURO COME FC's corner, it was just that Albertus FC's Ted Stroobos managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luiz Fernando Severo got free with Ted Stroobos in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 48th minute Joeri Buys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The COURO COME FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Albertus FC were winning 1-2.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Duarte Mineiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnold Hemmen in the 51st minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christijan van Asseldonk. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnold Hemmen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Hemmen came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Arnold Hemmen recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of José Maria Pontes. Arnold Hemmen showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Christijan van Asseldonk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. José Maria Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 65 minutes, Duarte Mineiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the COURO COME FC and the Albertus FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ted Stroobos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Botelho in the 68th minute of the match. After 69 played minutes Arnold Hemmen rounded COURO COME FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-4. 72 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnold Hemmen came free, but José Maria Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnold Hemmen got free with José Maria Pontes in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Maria Pontes made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Joeri Buys sent off a good shot on target. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joeri Buys, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Botelho in the 87th minute of play forced Albertus FC's goalkeeper Ted Stroobos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Maria Pontes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christijan van Asseldonk in the 88th minute. COURO COME FC's Leandro de Carvalho was substituted for Duarte Mineiro. The Albertus FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Albertus FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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