Friendly League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Sand took the kick off in the first half of the match. José Sand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nilson Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davor Šuker in the 8th minute of play. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Matorin in the 13th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Waldemar Matorin in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilson Peres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If José Sand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Sand in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Hitz in the 32nd minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Sand's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Sand's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. In the 37th match minute, Black Rose 1979 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Venceslao to maneuver through the defense. After 39 played minutes Black Rose 1979 got a freekick which was hit by Joel Venceslao. With a little luck, Black Rose 1979's Karl-Johan Ahlqvist got control of the ball when José Sand tried to sneak it across the goal line. When ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Black Rose 1979's goalie prevented a goal. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldemar Matorin in the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gerardo Hitz to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Gerardo Hitz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nilson Peres was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Sand in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl-Johan Ahlqvist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Waldemar Matorin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Nilson Peres made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Black Rose 1979's João Garcia got a free kick in the 63rd minute. ITAFUT 4EVER's Boguslaw Tarasek was substituted for João Vítor Porto. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Evelio Rico. A collision led to Black Rose 1979 getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. João Garcia hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 68th minute of play forced Black Rose 1979's goalkeeper Karl-Johan Ahlqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 73 minutes, Davor Šuker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Black Rose 1979's supporters crossed their fingers, but Davor Šuker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Black Rose 1979's Karl-Johan Ahlqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Baggio in the 75th minute of play. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Bertassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the game, Jardel Baggio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Éder Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 85th minute of the match. Karl-Johan Ahlqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans cheered their team off the field, for while Black Rose 1979 had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.