League

Maracanà
Spectators: 8460 (Terracing: 6346, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Daniele Bani made the kick off which started today's match. Emiliano Bracco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qi Fei, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Emilio Cecis short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Beppe Natalucci to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 13th match minute, AZ Sidion Gravina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qi Fei to maneuver through the defense. Daniele Bani came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Beppe Natalucci could save by the left post. Karl Bergkvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emiliano Bracco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Bergkvist in the 22nd minute of play forced Carioca FC's goalkeeper Emiliano Bracco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Carioca FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenz Klaßen came free, but Emiliano Bracco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, AZ Sidion Gravina's goalkeeper Beppe Natalucci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniele Bani. With a little luck, AZ Sidion Gravina's Beppe Natalucci got control of the ball when Daniele Bani tried to sneak it across the goal line. AZ Sidion Gravina's Beppe Natalucci proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save AZ Sidion Gravina from getting a goal against them. Natal Teruel struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Emiliano Bracco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AZ Sidion Gravina. Beppe Natalucci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fulvio Bosco in the 40th minute. Alexander Ansoldi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Beppe Natalucci came out and tried to block the shot, but Alexander Ansoldi slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 45th minute.

The wind increased when Qi Fei made the kick off in the second half. Beppe Natalucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Ansoldi in the 50th minute of play. Ercole Brunetta charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ercole Brunetta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st minute, Ercole Brunetta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd minute of the match Pedro Luiz Macedo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Beppe Natalucci skillfully saved the ball. Beppe Natalucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Mori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AZ Sidion Gravina's Beppe Natalucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniele Bani in the 62nd minute of play. After 64 minutes, Qi Fei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AZ Sidion Gravina and the Carioca FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AZ Sidion Gravina's Qi Fei got a free kick in the 64th minute. Beppe Natalucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Bani, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Bani in the 71st minute of play forced AZ Sidion Gravina's goalkeeper Beppe Natalucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Luiz Macedo during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 72 played minutes Carioca FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Luiz Macedo. 74 minutes into the match, Qi Fei had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emiliano Bracco. Carioca FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Qi Fei was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 81st minute Daniele Bani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beppe Natalucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st match minute, AZ Sidion Gravina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natal Teruel to maneuver through the defense. Emiliano Bracco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Qi Fei in the 83rd minute. Natal Teruel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Bracco having to interfere. Daniele Bani scored 3-2 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Beppe Natalucci, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.