United Center
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619,
Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kacper Iwaszko made the kick off which started today's match. Samuel Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ziemowit Koczara, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute, Teodoro Gomes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pawel Dobrowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Maranhense in the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Kacper Iwaszko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Pontes. Alvinegro Carioca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kacper Iwaszko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Chicão Tepedino kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. When Charles Maranhense fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alvinegro Carioca's protests and gave Charles Maranhense a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Alvinegro Carioca's Charles Maranhense got a free kick in the 17th minute. Charles Maranhense struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Pawel Dobrowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvinegro Carioca. Richard Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Pawel Dobrowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper Samuel Pontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kacper Iwaszko. Teodoro Gomes was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 27 minutes into the match. After 28 played minutes Alvinegro Carioca got a freekick which was hit by Teodoro Gomes. After 30 played minutes Alvinegro Carioca got a freekick which was hit by Reginaldo Paraibano. When Charles Maranhense came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Alvinegro Carioca 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 Charles Maranhense couldn't finish the play. If Charles Maranhense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Maranhense in the 37th minute of play forced KRK BULLS's goalkeeper Pawel Dobrowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pawel Dobrowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles Maranhense in the 45th minute of play.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chicão Tepedino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Samuel Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziemowit Koczara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in KRK BULLS's zone, Charles Maranhense stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pawel Dobrowski came out of the goal and Charles Maranhense tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samuel Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kacper Iwaszko in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, KRK BULLS's Gwidon Kornaszewski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samuel Pontes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 61 minutes into the game, Zbigniew Adamowicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KRK BULLS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alvinegro Carioca the free kick. After having played for 63 minutes, Charles Maranhense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alvinegro Carioca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charles Maranhense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luiz Fernando Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Alvinegro Carioca's Richard Correia got a free kick in the 66th minute. Samuel Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ziemowit Koczara in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute Ziemowit Koczara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuel Pontes came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by KRK BULLS's Kacper Iwaszko. But to his dismay, Kacper Iwaszko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Chicão Tepedino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alvinegro Carioca's Chicão Tepedino got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Barnaba Rybak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goal looked a bit too open when Ziemowit Koczara came free, but Samuel Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute Ziemowit Koczara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnaba Rybak in the 87th minute of play forced Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper Samuel Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Charles Maranhense got free with Pawel Dobrowski in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. There was no doubt that KRK BULLS were the better team. KRK BULLS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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