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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Orlando Mineiro started the match with the kick off. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Roberto Arotza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Baiano in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Sebastião Diniz. After 5 played minutes, Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Patricio Salamon shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ernesto Varela came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lε COCO SρσяtiV reached it. ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celedonio Tiniebra in the 7th minute of play. Patricio Salamon scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernesto Varela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 15th minute, Albino Gil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ernesto Varela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Albino Gil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Roberto Arotza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Mineiro in the 20th minute of play. Celedonio Tiniebra struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Ernesto Varela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lε COCO SρσяtiV. In the 33rd minute, ITAFUT 4EVER's Orlando Mineiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Roberto Arotza. Roberto Arotza yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Roberto Arotza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Baiano in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Lε COCO SρσяtiV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albino Gil to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donato Llin during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Roberto Arotza acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 39th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Estevez Palmeira. Ernesto Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celedonio Tiniebra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albino Gil in the 47th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Ernesto Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albino Gil scored 1-3 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernesto Varela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patricio Salamon to make the kick off. Roberto Arotza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Viana in the 53rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patricio Salamon got free with Ernesto Varela in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ernesto Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Salamon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celedonio Tiniebra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Ernesto Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Orlando Mineiro's late challenge caught a Lε COCO SρσяtiV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orlando Mineiro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Orlando Mineiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albino Gil in the 66th minute of play. Beto Viana kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Albino Gil might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ernesto Varela. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albino Gil ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 71st minute, Albino Gil got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Roberto Arotza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Lima in the 76th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Beto Viana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Roberto Arotza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Donato Llin got a free kick in the 86th minute. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Roberto Arotza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Baiano in the 87th minute of play. Cléber Palmeira charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cléber Palmeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Viana in the 93rd minute of play forced Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalkeeper Roberto Arotza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Lε COCO SρσяtiV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Mark didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Arotza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Baiano in the 98th minute of play. The ITAFUT 4EVER supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lε COCO SρσяtiV's performance. The match ended with a win for Lε COCO SρσяtiV.