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MARAKANA
Spectators: 9244 (Terracing: 6934, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Volmar Boyer kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sydney Baiano in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Howie Bizier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Volmar Boyer came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the FK CRVENA ZVEZDA 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 Volmar Boyer couldn't finish the play. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's Howie Bizier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sydney Baiano in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Volmar Boyer came free, but Vitório Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Ziggy Zigdon almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Barcelona's Vitório Goiano did a great save. A collision led to FC Barcelona getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Victorio Modestio hit a great ball. Howie Bizier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elroy Kolb in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Sydney Baiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Howie Bizier. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sydney Baiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Sydney Baiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Howie Bizier was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Vitório Goiano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfons Wespi in the 33rd minute. Vitório Goiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Volmar Boyer in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Arenas in the 37th minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Vitório Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fedele Colonna was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Barcelona's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC Barcelona's corner Fedele Colonna fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Howie Bizier quite easily take care of the ball. After the first half FC Barcelona were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sydney Baiano to strike the kick off in the second half. Howie Bizier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Baiano in the 51st minute of the match. 52 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Volmar Boyer came free, but Vitório Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's Howie Bizier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save FK CRVENA ZVEZDA from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Volmar Boyer came free, but Vitório Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitório Goiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ziggy Zigdon in the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to FC Barcelona getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Berthold Wy hit a great ball. When FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's Abel Arenas in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Barcelona's goalie prevented a goal. Sydney Baiano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Howie Bizier made a huge save. Ziggy Zigdon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sinclair Ulrich kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Juanito Meier charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juanito Meier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Juanito Meier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Fedele Colonna managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Barcelona's supporters rose to their feet, but Fedele Colonna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Howie Bizier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sydney Baiano in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Howie Bizier, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Vitório Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Arenas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitório Goiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfons Wespi, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's Howie Bizier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Barbosa in the 78th minute of play. Vitório Goiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Arenas in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Volmar Boyer in the 81st minute of play forced FC Barcelona's goalkeeper Vitório Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vitório Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Volmar Boyer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC Barcelona getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Berthold Wy hit a great ball. Howie Bizier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Barbosa in the 94th minute of play. The FK CRVENA ZVEZDA manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing FC Barcelona to win.