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Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 9206 (Terracing: 6906, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andy Cole kicked off to start the match. After 5 played minutes Floresta Negra FC got a freekick which was hit by Alto Muro. 6 minutes into the match, Floresta Negra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Capasso came free, but Egun Pais reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hector Bazkoare hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andy Cole in the 10th minute of play. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Cole in the 17th minute of play. Andy Cole's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mauro-Facundo Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andy Cole in the 28th minute of play. Roberto Bolts short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Egun Pais to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 30 minutes Floresta Negra FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Florian Capasso who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Merusca F&P - CIMZ's corner Florian Capasso fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Egun Pais quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Milen Kúlvachev in the 32nd minute of play forced Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalkeeper Mauro-Facundo Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Florian Capasso might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Egun Pais. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Florian Capasso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 33rd minute of the match, Florian Capasso got a very nice opportunity to score, but Egun Pais was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andy Cole in the 35th minute of play. Andy Cole scored 1-2 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mauro-Facundo Buffon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 42 minutes Merusca F&P - CIMZ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lokon Pøhl who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Lokon Pøhl got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mauro-Facundo Buffon quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 44th minute, Andy Cole left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Floresta Negra FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Roberto Bolt made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Andy Cole had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauro-Facundo Buffon. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andy Cole was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Egun Pais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Bolt, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. With a little luck, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Mauro-Facundo Buffon got control of the ball when Andy Cole tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kalju Vint kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Marcinho Sabóia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egun Pais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Andy Cole scored to the left of an out of position Mauro-Facundo Buffon, making the score, 1-5. Floresta Negra FC's Harris Zoolingen was substituted for Milen Kúlvachev. Merusca F&P - CIMZ made a substitution. Geovani Mangueira replaced Fábio Trevisan. Merusca F&P - CIMZ made a substitution. Rafael Couto replaced Florian Capasso. Floresta Negra FC's Jardel Lewandowski was substituted for Andy Cole. Mauro-Facundo Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jardel Lewandowski in the 73rd minute. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Merusca F&P - CIMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lokon Pøhl was slow to take the kick. During this time Floresta Negra FC's players had a chance to rest. After 79 played minutes Merusca F&P - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Marcinho Sabóia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Bolt in the 81st minute of play forced Floresta Negra FC's goalkeeper Egun Pais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82ndth minute of the game Roberto Bolt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Floresta Negra FC's Egun Pais was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jardel Lewandowski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mauro-Facundo Buffon having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Couto in the 84th minute of play forced Floresta Negra FC's goalkeeper Egun Pais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Roberto Bolt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egun Pais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Couto in the 92nd minute of play forced Floresta Negra FC's goalkeeper Egun Pais to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Egun Pais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Bolt in the 93rd minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Rafael Couto made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Egun Pais was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Floresta Negra FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.