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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when José Sand made the kick off which started today's match. Edgardo Silva took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nilson Peres. Nilson Peres dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 10 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Paul Møffelmand. If José Sand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Sand in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jeremy Nicholas saved New England Minas from getting behind. When ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand, in the 19th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. In the 21st match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Vítor Porto to maneuver through the defense. Xiao Bang Kun made a great header on New England Minas's corner, it was just that ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 30th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Edgardo Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nilson Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, José Sand left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgardo Silva to make the kick off. In the 54th minute New England Minas were awarded a corner. António Nóbrega went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Xiao Bang Kun almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres did a great save. 60 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgardo Silva. Edgardo Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Nilson Peres made a huge save. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Bertassi was substituted for Evelio Rico. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Boguslaw Tarasek replaced João Vítor Porto. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Jardel Baggio replaced José Sand. A throw-in in the 64th minute of the game was made by Marquinhos Best with Sebastião Henriques as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 67th minute of the match. Jardel Baggio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremy Nicholas having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Tio Lio managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Tio Lio 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. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Glen Conklin hit a great ball. Lalo Rosas kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes, ITAFUT 4EVER's Jean-Paul Møffelmand shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas 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 ITAFUT 4EVER reached it. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Marquinhos Best with Jordan Henderson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Jeremy Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Tio Lio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nilson Peres firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jeremy Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Baggio in the 93rd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Boguslaw Tarasek came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Sebastião Henriques got a free kick in the 95th minute. Nilson Peres was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tio Lio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 96 minute of play. New England Minas's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.