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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Sand got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mai Yao Yao narrowly saved just below the crossbar. ITAFUT 4EVER's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jean-Paul Møffelmand in the 6th minute. Mai Yao Yao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Sand in the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Theagenis Papageorgiou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Peres saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Sand in the 17th minute of play forced Fracasados's goalkeeper Mai Yao Yao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Sand in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mai Yao Yao saved Fracasados from getting behind. After 19 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Flavius Postelnicescu. If José Sand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Sand in the 24th minute of play forced Fracasados's goalkeeper Mai Yao Yao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Fracasados defense, José Sand kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mai Yao Yao. The Fracasados fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mai Yao Yao should have stopped the shot. In the 28th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Paul Møffelmand to maneuver through the defense. José Sand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 31st minute José Sand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mai Yao Yao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 33 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mai Yao Yao was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 41st minute of the match, José Sand got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mai Yao Yao was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 42nd match minute, Fracasados was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleuterio Maraman to maneuver through the defense. If Sebastião Henriques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mai Yao Yao. That made the score 3-0 after 46 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Theagenis Papageorgiou made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mai Yao Yao was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mai Yao Yao stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Sand's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Theagenis Papageorgiou came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nilson Peres could save by the left post. After having played for 58 minutes, José Sand managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Sand was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 61 minutes into the game, José Sand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Mai Yao Yao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Evelio Rico. 65 minutes into the match, Jardel Baggio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mai Yao Yao. Fracasados's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jardel Baggio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. After a defensive mix-up in Fracasados's zone, Jardel Baggio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mai Yao Yao came out of the goal and Jardel Baggio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Jardel Baggio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 78th minute, Jardel Baggio made a precise shot to the right of Mai Yao Yao. Fracasados's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Isidro Maidana charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isidro Maidana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mai Yao Yao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Baggio in the 83rd minute of play. Mai Yao Yao came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio. But to his dismay, Jardel Baggio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. In the 87th minute Durval Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mai Yao Yao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After recieving a nice pass, Fracasados's Geronimo Giraldo tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. There was no doubt that ITAFUT 4EVER were the better team. ITAFUT 4EVER's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.