Official Cup

Maracana
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Patryk Witkowski kicked off to start the match. Dino Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Emil Vallgren in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Real Còrdoba FC's Mikel Arteta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dino Zoff narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fernando Abascal made a great header on Real Còrdoba FC's corner, it was just that 11ABRASIL's Dino Zoff managed to reach the ball for a save. 10 minutes into the match, Real Còrdoba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patryk Witkowski came free, but Baldomero Ugaitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dino Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Emil Vallgren in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils-Emil Vallgren in the 16th minute of play forced 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Dino Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st match minute, Real Còrdoba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Echezonachukwu Håland to maneuver through the defense. Baldomero Ugaitz made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Antonio Swiderski sent off a good shot on target. Mikel Arteta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dino Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils-Emil Vallgren's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Bartlomiej Wolnik charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartlomiej Wolnik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 11ABRASIL getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Bartlomiej Wolnik hit a great ball. Wiktor Rzegotka's late challenge caught a Real Còrdoba FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wiktor Rzegotka helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Real Còrdoba FC booed when 11ABRASIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wiktor Rzegotka didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils-Emil Vallgren in the 37th minute of play forced 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Dino Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Nils-Emil Vallgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patryk Witkowski in the 40th minute of play forced Real Còrdoba FC's goalkeeper Baldomero Ugaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Echezonachukwu Håland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 46 minutes, Moise Tomulescu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Còrdoba FC and the 11ABRASIL players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Real Còrdoba FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Moise Tomulescu hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nils-Emil Vallgren to make the kick off. Nils-Emil Vallgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 50th minute of the match, but Dino Zoff made a huge save. After 51 minutes of play 11ABRASIL's Bartlomiej Wolnik was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Dino Zoff, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Nils-Emil Vallgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dino Zoff was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Vinicio Dayam hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After 62 played minutes, 11ABRASIL's Szczepan Furgat shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Baldomero Ugaitz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in 11ABRASIL reached it. 64 minutes into the game, Nils-Emil Vallgren recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dino Zoff. Nils-Emil Vallgren showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. After 67 played minutes 11ABRASIL got a freekick which was hit by Patryk Witkowski. Szczepan Furgat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Ugaitz having to interfere. Echezonachukwu Håland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Dino Zoff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in 11ABRASIL's zone, Nils-Emil Vallgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dino Zoff came out of the goal and Nils-Emil Vallgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Igor Cichowski charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Cichowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes 11ABRASIL got a freekick which was hit by Igor Cichowski. A collision led to 11ABRASIL getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Antonio Swiderski hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Dino Zoff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mikel Arteta. Nils-Emil Vallgren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dino Zoff having to interfere. If Patryk Witkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Real Còrdoba FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Nils-Emil Vallgren hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Patryk Witkowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baldomero Ugaitz was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils-Emil Vallgren in the 95th minute of play forced 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Dino Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Real Còrdoba FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Real Còrdoba FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.