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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. Raphael Moore made in the 5th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Edward Mcdonald. In the 7th minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Nilson Peres. ITAFUT 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 9th minute of play. José Sand struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Evelio Rico succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 14th playminute. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th 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. ITAFUT 4EVER's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Robert Arboleda in the 23rd minute. In the 29th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cassius Byrne made a great header on USA's corner, it was just that ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres managed to reach the ball for a save. 33 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 36th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 38th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Porto in the 46th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Sand stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute José Sand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ITAFUT 4EVER's João Vítor Porto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raphael Moore, made in the 53rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jordan Henderson got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, Cassius Byrne got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Vítor Porto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Robert Arboleda took the corner. The corner led ITAFUT 4EVER's Robert Arboleda to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio was substituted for José Sand. Raphael Moore made in the 66th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jacob May immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 72nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Jordan Henderson. ITAFUT 4EVER's Boguslaw Tarasek was substituted for João Vítor Porto. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jordan Henderson hit a great ball. When Jenson Smith came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the USA 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 Jenson Smith couldn't finish the play. 86 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. After a defensive mix-up in ITAFUT 4EVER's zone, Sam Campbell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nilson Peres came out of the goal and Sam Campbell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jardel Baggio came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the ITAFUT 4EVER 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 Jardel Baggio couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, Jardel Baggio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, ITAFUT 4EVER could leave the field as winners, despite USA having more of the ball for most of the match.