Official Cup

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 499 (Terracing: 375, Seating: 115, VIP seats: 9) 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. Dariusz Brysz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nilson Peres read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Dariusz Brysz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Devils's supporters rose to their feet, but Dariusz Brysz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilson Peres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Devils's Olaf Karpinski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marquinhos Best in the 16 minute of the game. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dariusz Brysz in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, José Sand managed to get in a good position for a shot. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters rose to their feet, but José Sand was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artur Boruc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Sand in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artur Boruc prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 26 minutes into the game, FC Devils's Dariusz Brysz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson Peres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Sand in the 29th minute of play forced FC Devils's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Olaf Karpinski in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ITAFUT 4EVER's Marquinhos Best. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dariusz Brysz in the 35th 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. Viktoras Rurin hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dariusz Brysz made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Dariusz Brysz came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute José Sand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olaf Karpinski hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute José Sand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC Devils booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Henriques didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Tomaszewski in the 64th minute of the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio was substituted for José Sand. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Marquinhos Best got a free kick in the 69th minute. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Tarasek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 73 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Artur Boruc was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Devils's Tobiasz Orszak was substituted for Isaac Henrico. FC Devils's Bartlomiej Andrysiak was substituted for Gustavo Severiano. 79 minutes into the match, Jardel Baggio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artur Boruc. FC Devils's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jardel Baggio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 85 minutes into the game, ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Boruc made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. In the 89th minute, Boguslaw Tarasek made a precise shot to the right of Artur Boruc. FC Devils's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Rangel Parashkevov hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. It was beautiful to see ITAFUT 4EVER's Jean-Paul Møffelmand in action when he in the 96th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance!

The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ITAFUT 4EVER had won after a very even match.