Official Cup

Darcy Ribeiro
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sven Uter got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Zeca Siqueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Svanér saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6thth minute of the game Armandinho Abreu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fernando Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven Uter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melker Classon lost his temper 17 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Eleven Nation Army! The referee gave Clube Audax Metropolitano a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Carlos Alberto Parreira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér. 1-0. In the 25th minute Hugo Calderona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Svanér saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Karl-Magnus Spetz sped through Clube Audax Metropolitano's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fernando Donatello. Marcus Svanér made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Calderona in the 37th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 44 minutes, Marcus Svanér successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 44th minute, Hugo Calderona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Svanér was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hugo Calderona to make the kick off. Marcus Svanér showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Calderona, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After a rather tough play, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Caetano Batista got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Clube Audax Metropolitano's zone, Karl-Magnus Spetz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernando Donatello came out of the goal and Karl-Magnus Spetz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute Zeca Siqueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Svanér saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Clube Audax Metropolitano's Armandinho Abreu in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eleven Nation Army's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th minute, Felix Gudmundsson made a precise shot to the right of Fernando Donatello. Clube Audax Metropolitano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. In the 89th minute, Eleven Nation Army's Karl-Magnus Spetz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fernando Donatello. Fernando Donatello yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. Marcus Svanér made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Calderona in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute Hugo Calderona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Svanér saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcus Svanér showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Calderona, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.