A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Eleven Nation Army's Helge Brun 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. Helge Brun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erivaldo Hermes having to make a save. Helge Brun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erivaldo Hermes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Penha in the 6th minute of play forced Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Qian Xing Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Erivaldo Hermes managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Eleven Nation Army's Helge Brun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 9th match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Åke Ekelund to maneuver through the defense. Qian Xing Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yan Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Qian Xing Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrew Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrew Murillo in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qian Xing Wei saved Eleven Nation Army from getting behind. Qian Xing Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yan Penha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the game, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Andrew Murillo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Qian Xing Wei made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, Åke Ekelund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Erivaldo Hermes. O MOTIVO ⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Åke Ekelund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Erivaldo Hermes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Helge Brun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
Andrew Murillo in the 50thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Qian Xing Wei, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Yan Penha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qian Xing Wei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Erivaldo Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viggo Lundkvist in the 54th minute of play. Andrew Murillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Viggo Lundkvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei got control of the ball when Andrew Murillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Penha came free, but Qian Xing Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Olof Högström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Qian Xing Wei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrew Murillo. The crowd rose to their feet as O MOTIVO ⚽'s Yan Penha slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Qian Xing Wei. That made the score 2-2 after 72 minutes of play. Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Eleven Nation Army from getting a goal against them. When O MOTIVO ⚽'s Yan Penha in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th 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 Helge Brun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erivaldo Hermes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erivaldo Hermes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Åke Ekelund went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. If Andrew Murillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. O MOTIVO ⚽ made a substitution. Vito Hoffmann replaced Yan Penha. Qian Xing Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vito Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd match minute, Eleven Nation Army was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Vedholm to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Andrew Murillo notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Eleven Nation Army's Qian Xing Wei. Qian Xing Wei was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Eleven Nation Army supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching O MOTIVO ⚽'s performance. The match ended with a win for O MOTIVO ⚽.
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