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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. José Sand started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, José Sand took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Denis Paulin to make any attempt to save it. José Sand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Denis Paulin made a huge save. Denis Paulin was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and José Sand capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. José Sand really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 20th minute, Teofilo Esdras made a precise shot to the right of Nilson Peres. ITAFUT 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 24 minutes into the match, José Sand dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Denis Paulin, 4-1. The audience was convinced that José Sand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Paulin was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. When José Sand came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the ITAFUT 4EVER fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that José Sand couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godfredo Gau in the 35th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes ITAFUT 4EVER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Godfredo Gau who took care of the corner kick. If José Sand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Sands short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Denis Paulin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Defensores de Lombroso's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robert Arboleda was slow to take the kick. During this time ITAFUT 4EVER's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Robert Arboleda almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin did a great save. José Sand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Uriel Ferrer to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Agustin Fidencio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Defensores de Lombroso's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ITAFUT 4EVER the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Defensores de Lombroso fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 51st minute. Penalty! Denis Paulin had in the 52ndth minute some difficulties stopping Robert Arboleda's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. José Sand struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Denis Paulin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Jardel Baggio replaced José Sand. After some careless play in the Defensores de Lombroso defense, Jardel Baggio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Denis Paulin. The Defensores de Lombroso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Denis Paulin should have stopped the shot. 75 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Baggio came free, but Denis Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Defensores de Lombroso's Valentín Barco was substituted for Lucio Cordarrol. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Evelio Rico. 86 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Baggio came free, but Denis Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Paulin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 89th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 92nd minute of play forced Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denis Paulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute, Uriel Ferrer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilson Peres was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-2. ITAFUT 4EVER were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Defensores de Lombroso for a fine match.