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Fortaleza Coliseum
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Martin Vidales got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Martin Vidales had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christian Campoli. Fortaleza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Vidales was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Christian Campoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ercole Falone, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Martin Vidales notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Fortaleza's Christian Campoli. Christian Campoli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 21 minutes into the game, Şehzade Akburç cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Biagio Lenci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Cosimo Polidori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Harry Peter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Şehzade Akburç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Biagio Lenci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christian Campoli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Vidales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dario Mazza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Harry Peter in the 35th minute of play forced Gotham City's goalkeeper Biagio Lenci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harry Peter scored 2-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Biagio Lenci, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Florian Rinaldi charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florian Rinaldi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 39th minute, Florian Rinaldi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Şehzade Akburç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Fortaleza booed when Gotham City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Gallo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Cosimo Polidori got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Şehzade Akburç to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ferdinando Polimeno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Biagio Lenci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şehzade Akburç in the 55th minute of play. With a little luck, Fortaleza's Christian Campoli got control of the ball when Martin Vidales tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martin Vidales could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Christian Campoli made a huge save. 62 minutes into the game, Ugo Fantozzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gotham City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fortaleza the free kick. When Dario Mazza came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Fortaleza 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 Dario Mazza couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Gotham City's Nonso Scarpone got a free kick in the 66th minute. Fortaleza made a substitution. Corrado Pietropaolo replaced Ciro Stumpo. Martin Vidaless short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Christian Campoli to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 79th minute, Harry Peter ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Biagio Lenci was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Ercole Falone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Biagio Lenci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Polidori, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosimo Polidori in the 87th minute of play forced Gotham City's goalkeeper Biagio Lenci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdinando Polimeno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Biagio Lenci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ercole Falone came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Gotham City 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 Ercole Falone couldn't finish the play.