Arena Skarpa Ełk
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666,
Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sydney Carioca started the match with the kick off. Jedrzej Grucza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmyr Lira, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Jedrzej Grucza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmyr Lira in the 6th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Janos Škarpa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgar Trigo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Barrenta SC's goalkeeper Edgar Trigo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Janos Škarpa. In the 13th minute Sydney Carioca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Grucza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Thomás Braga came free, but Jedrzej Grucza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Skarpa Ełk's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hugo Gerber was slow to take the kick. During this time Barrenta SC's players had a chance to rest. Hugo Gerber made a great header on Barrenta SC's corner, it was just that Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza managed to reach the ball for a save. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Skarpa Ełk's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hugo Gerber was slow to take the kick. During this time Barrenta SC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Barrenta SC's corner Hugo Gerber fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jedrzej Grucza quite easily take care of the ball. After 20 played minutes Skarpa Ełk got a freekick which was hit by Wladyslaw Borczak. 24 minutes into the match, Barrenta SC's goal looked a bit too open when Janos Škarpa came free, but Edgar Trigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Walmyr Lira scored 1-1 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jedrzej Grucza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 31st match minute, Barrenta SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sydney Carioca to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Janos Škarpa got free with Edgar Trigo in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thomás Braga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jedrzej Grucza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stefan Banas in the 35th minute of play forced Barrenta SC's goalkeeper Edgar Trigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Gerber's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jedrzej Grucza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Carioca in the 43rd minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th match minute, Barrenta SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Cruz to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Janos Škarpa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Janos Škarpa charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Janos Škarpa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Skarpa Ełk's Janos Škarpa got a free kick in the 50th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Walmyr Lira. With a little luck, Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza got control of the ball when Hugo Gerber tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jedrzej Grucza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thomás Braga's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. 64 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Sabóia. In the 66th minute, Sydney Carioca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jedrzej Grucza was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Barrenta SC made a substitution. Luiz Fábio Lima replaced Thomás Braga. The crowd rose to their feet as Sydney Carioca kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jedrzej Grucza. That made the score 1-3 in the 70 minute of play. In the 73rd minute Janos Škarpa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgar Trigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barrenta SC's Edgar Trigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Janos Škarpa in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Skarpa Ełk's goal looked a bit too open when Walmyr Lira came free, but Jedrzej Grucza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar Trigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Janos Škarpa, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Carioca in the 80th minute of play forced Skarpa Ełk's goalkeeper Jedrzej Grucza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82ndth minute of the game Sydney Carioca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 82ndth minute of the game Sydney Carioca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Sydney Carioca notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Skarpa Ełk's Jedrzej Grucza. Jedrzej Grucza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Wladyslaw Borczak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgar Trigo having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Barrenta SC's goal looked a bit too open when Wasyl Scislowicz came free, but Edgar Trigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Barrenta SC defense, Janos Škarpa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edgar Trigo. The Barrenta SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edgar Trigo should have stopped the shot. After 97 minutes, Joel Sabóia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barrenta SC and the Skarpa Ełk players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barrenta SC! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Barrenta SC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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