Seward Arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119,
Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Juventus EC's Yuri Alberto started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Seward United's Jakub Trela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo Correia in the 3rd minute of play. Yuri Alberto took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jakub Trela. Jakub Trela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jakub Trela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ediberto Mandrak in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Ediberto Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakub Trela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Wieslaw Filipowski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seward United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juventus EC the free kick. In the 14th minute, José Paulo Correia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juventus EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Seward United getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Leonard Brodzki hit a great ball. Juventus EC's José Paulo Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the game, Ediberto Mandrak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jakub Trela was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. José Paulo Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakub Trela having to interfere. After 24 played minutes Seward United got a freekick which was hit by Wieslaw Filipowski. Seward United's Jakub Trela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Alberto in the 25th minute of play. Jakub Trela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Paulo Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur França in the 29th minute of play forced Seward United's goalkeeper Jakub Trela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mateus de Senna was a little too slow when Juliusz Bochynski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 1-3. José Paulo Correia scored 1-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jakub Trela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Juventus EC booed when Seward United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dawid Banan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Juventus EC's José Paulo Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 39 minutes of play, Juventus EC's Yuri Alberto made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jakub Trela was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 42 played minutes Juventus EC got a freekick which was hit by Ediberto Mandrak. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dawid Banan got free with Mateus de Senna in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jakub Trela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ediberto Mandrak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute Juliusz Bochynski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus de Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Juliusz Bochynski was the one to do the kick off. Dawid Banan scored 2-5 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mateus de Senna, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Seward United's Jakub Trela got control of the ball when Artur França tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur França in the 59th minute of play forced Seward United's goalkeeper Jakub Trela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ediberto Mandrak received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jakub Trela came out and tried to block the shot, but Ediberto Mandrak slotted it home off the left post making it 2-6 in the 61st minute. José Paulo Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mateus de Senna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dawid Banan in the 68th minute of the match. A collision led to Seward United getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Miroslaw Brudzisz hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Fabian Balbuena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakub Trela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jakub Trela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur França in the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the game, Miroslaw Brudzisz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Seward United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juventus EC the free kick. Jakub Trela made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Yuri Alberto sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th minute, Wieslaw Filipowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Juventus EC's José Paulo Correia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jakub Trela. That made the score 2-7 after 89 minutes of play. In the 95th minute, José Paulo Correia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jakub Trela. The goal made the score 2-8. Juventus EC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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