Espigão Steamrollers
Spectators: 7838 (Terracing: 5880,
Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dinu Bocu started the match with the kick off. Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ángel Romero in the 2nd minute of play. If Dinu Bocu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brandon Rick kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Dinu Bocu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goal looked a bit too open when Brandon Rick came free, but Gonçalo de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Tjard Dudek in the 12th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Espigão Steamrollers's Thorstein Heinsmann. Gianluca Balla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 20thth minute of the game Gianni Balla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Espigão Steamrollers's Ángel Romero got a free kick in the 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goal looked a bit too open when Dinu Bocu came free, but Gonçalo de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonçalo de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brandon Rick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28thth minute of the game Dinu Bocu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Espigão Steamrollers's Thorstein Heinsmann quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tjard Dudek, made in the 31st minute of the game. Tjard Dudek made in the 33rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gianluca Balla immediately put the ball in play. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roneixon Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Pavlos Konstantakakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Hamburg Fighters were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Gonçalo de Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Gianluca Balla sent off a good shot on target. Gonçalo de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gianni Balla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gianluca Balla got free with Gonçalo de Medeiros in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute Gianni Balla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonçalo de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roneixon Siqueira in the 62nd minute of play forced Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Pavlos Konstantakakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the game, Gianni Balla recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gonçalo de Medeiros. Gianni Balla showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Dinu Bocu in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gonçalo de Medeiros, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hamburg Fighters were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Espigão Steamrollers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gianni Balla took the corner. The corner ended in Gianni Balla almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros did a great save. Gianluca Balla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Gonçalo de Medeiros made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandros Hölsch in the 77th minute of play forced Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonçalo de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Bocu, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Dinu Bocu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Gonçalo de Medeiros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros got control of the ball when Dinu Bocu tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Gonçalo de Medeiros managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Hamburg Fighters's Gianluca Balla fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dinu Bocu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gonçalo de Medeiros firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Hamburg Fighters booed when Espigão Steamrollers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roneixon Siqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Espigão Steamrollers's Yuri Paranaense was substituted for Roneixon Siqueira. 95 minutes in the game, Gianluca Balla dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal.
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