ATHENAS ESTADIUM
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660,
Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kurt Groll got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Águilas Poblanas's Alexandros Ismael got control of the ball when Xande Sharkin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Umberto Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgilio Txindoki, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 10th minute Amedeo Vitucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umberto Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandros Ismael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qiao Ang Le, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandros Ismael made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Xande Sharkin sent off a good shot on target. Umberto Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amedeo Vitucci in the 16th minute of play. Alexandros Ismael made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Qiao Ang Le sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eusebio Beltran in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Umberto Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 20 minutes Pégasus F. C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kimmo Saastamoinen who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Carlo Ciolli advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute Eusebio Beltran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umberto Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Ciolli in the 25th minute of play forced Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Kurt Groll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandros Ismael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pégasus F. C.'s Qiao Ang Le got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, Águilas Poblanas's goalkeeper Alexandros Ismael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qiao Ang Le. Amedeo Vitucci scored 0-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Umberto Cunha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Xande Sharkin in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alexandros Ismael, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Umberto Cunha came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Águilas Poblanas's Eusebio Beltran. But to his dismay, Eusebio Beltran quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Eusebio Beltran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Umberto Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Águilas Poblanas were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Pégasus F. C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kimmo Saastamoinen took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Carlo Ciolli heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eusebio Beltran was the one to do the kick off. Umberto Cunha made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Eusebio Beltran sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Eusebio Beltran put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Umberto Cunha. Umberto Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgilio Txindoki in the 58th minute. Paulo José Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. When Epifanio Intxixu came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Águilas Poblanas 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 Epifanio Intxixu couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Águilas Poblanas booed when Pégasus F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Soeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlo Ciolli got free with Umberto Cunha in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Águilas Poblanas's Alexandros Ismael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Groll in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd minute of the match Pégasus F. C. got a corner. Águilas Poblanas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gilberto Soeiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. 75 minutes into the game, Eusebio Beltran cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Umberto Cunha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Kimmo Saastamoinen fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Águilas Poblanas's protests and gave Kimmo Saastamoinen a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Águilas Poblanas getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Kimmo Saastamoinen hit a great ball. Alexandros Ismael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Groll in the 79th minute of play. After 83 minutes, Gilberto Soeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pégasus F. C. and the Águilas Poblanas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 83 played minutes Pégasus F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Soeiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Vitucci in the 86th minute of play forced Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tao Cheng Han had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Pégasus F. C. defense, Eusebio Beltran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Umberto Cunha. The Pégasus F. C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Umberto Cunha should have stopped the shot. Kurt Groll charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kurt Groll the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Kurt Groll hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pégasus F. C.'s Umberto Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Pégasus F. C. from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle sounded Águilas Poblanas left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pégasus F. C..
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