League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) After a rather tough play, FlaStyller's Afonso de Almeida got a free kick in the 5th minute. After 6 minutes of play, FC BARCELONA's Gaston Bitze made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nilmar Branco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nilmar Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Bitze in the 10th minute of play. After having played for 14 minutes, Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC BARCELONA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The attack was good, but when Gaston Bitze in the 15th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nilmar Branco. Nilmar Branco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Nilmar Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaston Bitze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FlaStyller's Nilmar Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin in the 27th minute of play. After 28th play minutes Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin shot 1-3, a short shot which went by Nilmar Branco and just under the crossbar into goal. After a defensive mix-up in FlaStyller's zone, Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nilmar Branco came out of the goal and Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Nilmar Branco. Faustino Ferrando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Nilmar Branco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half FC BARCELONA were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmet Sedat Akay was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, FC BARCELONA's Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nilmar Branco. Nilmar Branco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. In the 59th minute, Gaston Bitze left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC BARCELONA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin in the 63rd minute of play forced FlaStyller's goalkeeper Nilmar Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ian Nogueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Sedat Akay, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. FlaStyller were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after FC BARCELONA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ahmet Sedat Akay took the corner. The corner led FlaStyller's Ahmet Sedat Akay to fire away a dangerous shot which Ian Nogueira despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gaston Bitze struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Nilmar Branco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC BARCELONA. In the 80th minute, FC BARCELONA's Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nilmar Branco. Nilmar Branco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-8. In the 86th minute of the match Yetkiner Refah shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nilmar Branco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. FC BARCELONA's Yusuf Ziya Ruhittin got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Faustino Ferrando took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nilmar Branco. Nilmar Branco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-10. In the 98th minute, Afonso de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC BARCELONA played a much better game than FlaStyller and deserved their victory. The FlaStyller players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.