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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) José Sand made the kick off and thus started the match. Cassius Byrne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 6th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. After 10 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Robert Arboleda who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on ITAFUT 4EVER's corner Robert Arboleda fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. João Vítor Porto might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Vítor Porto ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when José Sand came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, José Sand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute of the match USA got a corner. ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led USA's Edward Mcdonald to fire away a dangerous shot which Nilson Peres despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilson Peres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of USA booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Paul Møffelmand didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. With a little luck, ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Monty Rogers managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Monty Rogers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilson Peres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 66th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. After 68 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jardel Baggio who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on ITAFUT 4EVER's corner Jardel Baggio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Flavius Postelnicescu hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Fabian Brown fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nilson Peres having to interfere. 86 minutes into the game, Sam Campbell lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Nilson Peres. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Baggio in the 90th minute of play. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Flavius Postelnicescu hit a great ball. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Despite being the better team, USA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.