Pepsi Arena
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672,
Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Joshua Sammut Castelletti got the match started through his kick off. Erlingur Haaland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Holmstedt having to interfere. Paul Holmstedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avery Novak in the 7th minute of the match. Rosendo Oinatz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Lucente in the 10th minute of the match. FC Pepsi were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Vitória StrikerS™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alf Klint took the corner. The corner led FC Pepsi's Alf Klint to fire away a dangerous shot which Rosendo Oinatz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Rosendo Oinatz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Lundin in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goal looked a bit too open when Rogério Vidal came free, but Paul Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Pepsi's Paul Holmstedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogério Vidal in the 15th minute of play. Paul Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute, Joshua Sammut Castelletti made a precise shot to the right of Rosendo Oinatz. Vitória StrikerS™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Lv Yuan Kuan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Rosendo Oinatz made a huge save. Erlingur Haaland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Paul Holmstedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goal looked a bit too open when Avery Novak came free, but Paul Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Joshua Sammut Castelletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Avery Novak in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Holmstedt saved FC Pepsi from getting behind. In the 34th minute, Aldaír Perdigão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paul Holmstedt was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Rosendo Oinatz made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Kurt Lundin sent off a good shot on target. Gregorie Ceusters hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Lv Yuan Kuan scored 2-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rosendo Oinatz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paul Holmstedt came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Vitória StrikerS™'s Rogério Vidal. But to his dismay, Rogério Vidal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rogério Vidal to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Archie Culver in the 52nd minute of play forced Vitória StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Lundin in the 53rd minute of play forced Vitória StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Holmstedt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Avery Novak in the 55th minute. Paul Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Rogério Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Holmstedt having to interfere. The supporters of Vitória StrikerS™ booed when FC Pepsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jarl Björling didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Lucente in the 62nd minute of play forced Vitória StrikerS™'s goalkeeper Rosendo Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paul Holmstedt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rosendo Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Yuan Kuan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Holmstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avery Novak in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to Vitória StrikerS™ getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Fábio Gouveia hit a great ball. Vitória StrikerS™ made a substitution. João Boaventura replaced Fábio Gouveia. Vitória StrikerS™ made a substitution. Cláudio Lisboa replaced Erlingur Haaland. In the 74th minute, Fábio Gouveia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paul Holmstedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Vidal in the 76th minute of play. Alf Klint kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After having played for 79 minutes, Avery Novak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vitória StrikerS™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Avery Novak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 80 minutes, Hubert Ekerot mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Pepsi and the Vitória StrikerS™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hubert Ekerot hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Vitória StrikerS™'s Rosendo Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Lundin in the 82nd minute of play. In the 84th minute Joshua Sammut Castelletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rosendo Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Holmstedt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rogério Vidal's shot from short distance in the 85th minute.
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