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Match Report
Horizonte
Spectators: 6050 (Terracing: 4800,
Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matías Recife kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Horizonte's Mathias Hermes got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Nando Donatello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clóvis Machado having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mathias Hermes during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Horizonte getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Mathias Hermes hit a great ball. When Nando Donatello came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Red Skulls 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 Nando Donatello couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Red Skulls's Acácio Teixeira got a free kick in the 15th minute. Horizonte's Mathias Hermes couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 15th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Red Skulls. After 26 minutes of play, Red Skulls's Frank Bello made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clóvis Machado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Clóvis Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando Donatello in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, Horizonte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oséas Bastos to maneuver through the defense. Nando Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clóvis Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Donatello in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Bello in the 41st minute of play forced Horizonte's goalkeeper Clóvis Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nando Donatello kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Pere Beloki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Clóvis Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nando Donatello to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Red Skulls's Frank Bello slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Clóvis Machado. That made the score 0-2 after 53 minutes of play. Erman Metiner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matías Recife's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Mathias Hermes hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Nando Donatello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Clóvis Machado made a huge save. Pere Beloki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Clóvis Machado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Pere Beloki kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Clóvis Machado. That made the score 0-3 in the 66 minute of play. Romário Grealish hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Clóvis Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pere Beloki, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Clóvis Machado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nando Donatello in the 85th minute. Mathias Hermes hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After 88 minutes, Pere Beloki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Red Skulls and the Horizonte players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Horizonte booed when Red Skulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nando Donatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erman Metiner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matías Recife in the 92nd minute of the match. When the match was over Red Skulls could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Horizonte throughout the match.
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