Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 8405 (Terracing: 6304,
Seating: 1933, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Atacan Rahim made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute Atacan Rahim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atacan Rahim took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Falcão Cunha. Falcão Cunha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The audience was convinced that Jago Štriker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jerônimo da Cunha was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, Gracie Barra's goal looked a bit too open when Fri Spel came free, but Falcão Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fri Spel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Falcão Cunha made a huge save. Falcão Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Atacan Rahim went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Falcão Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atacan Rahim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Atacan Rahim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Falcão Cunha was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 23rd minute Augusto Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerônimo da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Maël Zapatas short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Falcão Cunha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 30 minutes into the match, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Saldanha came free, but Jerônimo da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Augusto Saldanha in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jerônimo da Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jago Štriker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerônimo da Cunha having to interfere. Atacan Rahim struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Falcão Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elite™- FC Galácticos. A collision led to Gracie Barra getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Thiago Silvan hit a great ball. Jerônimo da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Saldanha in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The wind increased when Jago Štriker made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 50 minutes, Augusto Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gracie Barra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Augusto Saldanha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Gracie Barra booed when Elite™- FC Galácticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosme Dighero didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jago Štriker in the 55th minute of play forced Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalkeeper Jerônimo da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Atacan Rahim made a precise shot to the right of Falcão Cunha. Gracie Barra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Jerônimo da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Jago Štriker sent off a good shot on target. Elite™- FC Galácticos were furious when Walmyr Cosme was red carded, 65 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Elite™- FC Galácticos made a substitution. Zachary Kosmatka replaced Luiz Paulo Seco. Elite™- FC Galácticos's Gino Monteiro was substituted for Atacan Rahim. Gracie Barra's Ke Feng Zhen was substituted for Jago Štriker. Gracie Barra made a substitution. Hugo de Queirós replaced Augusto Saldanha. Gracie Barra made a substitution. Murphey Shipman replaced Pedro Velloso. In the 64th minute, one of Elite™- FC Galácticos:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Elite™- FC Galácticos. In the 68th match minute, Gracie Barra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel de Lara to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ke Feng Zhen got free with Jerônimo da Cunha in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 72 minutes into the match, Gracie Barra's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Zabrzeski came free, but Falcão Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Falcão Cunha came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Elite™- FC Galácticos's Fabian Zabrzeski. But to his dismay, Fabian Zabrzeski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Jerônimo da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ke Feng Zhen in the 75th minute of play. The corner led Gracie Barra's Ke Feng Zhen to fire away a dangerous shot which Jerônimo da Cunha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 79th minute of the match, Ke Feng Zhen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jerônimo da Cunha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elite™- FC Galácticos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thiago Silvan was slow to take the kick. During this time Gracie Barra's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalie and right to Roland Danielsson. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Elite™- FC Galácticos's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Falcão Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fri Spel went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. 87 minutes into the match, Zachary Kosmatka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Falcão Cunha. Gracie Barra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zachary Kosmatka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Falcão Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Kosmatka, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Hugo de Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerônimo da Cunha having to interfere. After some careless play in the Gracie Barra defense, Zachary Kosmatka kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Falcão Cunha. The Gracie Barra fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Falcão Cunha should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Gracie Barra's Emanuel de Lara got a free kick in the 96th minute. Gracie Barra's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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