Maracana
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783,
Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) In the 6th minute, Stuart Byman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VN Keleler fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 9th minute Herbert Pluciennik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velimir Popchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Herbert Pluciennik's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Velimir Popchev was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 11th minute of the match 11ABRASIL got a corner. VN Keleler's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Thomas Katsivalis ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Thomas Katsivalis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Velimir Popchev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stuart Byman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by 11ABRASIL's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Andreas Lund was slow to take the kick. During this time VN Keleler's players had a chance to rest. VN Keleler's Velimir Popchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimír Šmicer in the 16th minute of play. VN Keleler's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Vladimír Šmicer scored to the left of an out of position Velimir Popchev, making the score, 1-1. 11ABRASIL's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thomas Katsivalis in the 23rd minute. A nice corner shot did that Thomas Katsivalis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Velimir Popchev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Velimir Popchev made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Per Hellgren sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th minute Doychin Konsulov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Velimir Popchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Per Hellgren in the 29th minute. Dino Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stuart Byman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Pelé in the 35th minute of play forced VN Keleler's goalkeeper Velimir Popchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Herbert Pluciennik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velimir Popchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Velimir Popchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbert Pluciennik in the 38th minute of play. Dino Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doychin Konsulov's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Herbert Pluciennik made a kick off. Velimir Popchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbert Pluciennik in the 51st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Eusébio Pelé put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Velimir Popchev. The audience was convinced that Stuart Byman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dino Zoff was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Velimir Popchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Pelé in the 57th minute of play. Velimir Popchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per Hellgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Doychin Konsulov in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dino Zoff saved 11ABRASIL from getting behind. In the 69th minute Eusébio Pelé shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velimir Popchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11ABRASIL were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after VN Keleler's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thomas Katsivalis took the corner. VN Keleler's Velimir Popchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Birila in the 72nd minute of play. VN Keleler's Nikola Kotkov was substituted for Doychin Konsulov. 11ABRASIL's Dino Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andreas Lund in the 77th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stuart Byman in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dino Zoff saved 11ABRASIL from getting behind. The VN Keleler fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when VN Keleler's Stuart Byman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Stuart Byman took a quick shot and it went in 3-4 without a chance for Dino Zoff to make any attempt to save it. 90 minutes into the match, Seyit Bozbey notched a goal, 3-5, to the right of 11ABRASIL's Dino Zoff. Dino Zoff was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. VN Keleler's Velimir Popchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimír Šmicer in the 93rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in VN Keleler's zone, German Birila stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Velimir Popchev came out of the goal and German Birila tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th minute Hakkı Kenan Pınar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dino Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The VN Keleler supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing VN Keleler would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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