Friendly League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Metal Juniors's Martín Palermo 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. 3 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Gaufred came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Metal Juniors's Francisco Nesor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Metal Juniors from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Tarasek in the 10th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Francisco Nesor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Eloy Gaufred 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. Francisco Nesor made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Jean-Paul Møffelmand sent off a good shot on target. Francisco Nesor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean-Paul Møffelmand in the 14th minute. Nilson Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martín Palermo in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Martín Palermo came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martín Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute of the match Metal Juniors got a corner. ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Reinaldo Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Martín Palermo made a great header on Metal Juniors's corner, it was just that ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres managed to reach the ball for a save. Francisco Nesor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean-Paul Møffelmand in the 25th minute. After 28 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Durval Nascimento. In the 30th minute Martín Palermo 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. Metal Juniors's Francisco Nesor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boguslaw Tarasek in the 31st minute of play. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martín Palermo in the 33rd minute of the match. Nilson Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reinaldo Castro in the 34th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Boguslaw Tarasek in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francisco Nesor saved Metal Juniors from getting behind. ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Metal Juniors's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jordan Henderson took the corner. The corner led ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio to fire away a dangerous shot which Francisco Nesor despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martín Palermo in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nilson Peres saved ITAFUT 4EVER from getting behind. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Boguslaw Tarasek to make the kick off. Jean-Paul Møffelmand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Francisco Nesor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 53 minutes into the match, Jardel Baggio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Francisco Nesor. Metal Juniors's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jardel Baggio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Metal Juniors's Francisco Nesor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Paul Møffelmand in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to Metal Juniors getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Yani Abalos hit a great ball. If Sebastião Henriques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Tarasek in the 62nd minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Francisco Nesor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Francisco Nesor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Paul Møffelmand in the 64th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Boguslaw Tarasek came free, but Francisco Nesor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Jean-Paul Møffelmand came free, but Francisco Nesor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Metal Juniors's Martín Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nilson Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 87th minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Francisco Nesor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Metal Juniors's Francisco Nesor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Baggio in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 93rd minute of play forced Metal Juniors's goalkeeper Francisco Nesor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.