Old Heaven
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622,
Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Timur Chichko started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Timur Chichko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedrão Furlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Torino SSA's zone, Tudor Sălcudeanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedrão Furlan came out of the goal and Tudor Sălcudeanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Víktor Guerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Josue Ayala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Torino SSA were awarded a corner. Luan Lucas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Torino SSA's Luan Lucas to fire away a dangerous shot which Josue Ayala despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Adalberto Vale charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adalberto Vale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Timur Chichko got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 21st minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute, Tudor Sălcudeanu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 24 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardinho Aguiar came free, but Josue Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Aleksey Braga got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tudor Sălcudeanu hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Liu Jie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josue Ayala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 38th minute of the match. Osmar Madureira charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osmar Madureira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Osmar Madureira got a free kick in the 41st minute. Josue Ayala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute Torino SSA were awarded a corner. Luan Lucas went to the cornerflag to take it. Luan Lucas made a great header on Torino SSA's corner, it was just that Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala managed to reach the ball for a save. 47 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Timur Chichko came free, but Pedrão Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sílvio Luiz da Costa made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Liu Jie notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Torino SSA's Pedrão Furlan. Pedrão Furlan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Timur Chichko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 55 minutes into the match, Torino SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Jie came free, but Pedrão Furlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josue Ayala made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernardinho Aguiar in the 62nd minute. With a little luck, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala got control of the ball when Bernardinho Aguiar tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liu Jie in the 64th minute of play forced Torino SSA's goalkeeper Pedrão Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Liu Jie suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toninho da Fonseca during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Феникс Санкт-Петербург booed when Torino SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Toninho da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Феникс Санкт-Петербург made a substitution. Alexandr Berezin replaced Ruslan Shagiakhmetov. In the 68th minute, Toninho da Fonseca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedrão Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timur Chichko, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 70th minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes Феникс Санкт-Петербург's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luan Lucas who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Torino SSA's Luan Lucas to fire away a dangerous shot which Josue Ayala despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Josue Ayala showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardinho Aguiar in the 76th minute of the match. Pedrão Furlan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Timur Chichko went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Torino SSA made a substitution. Rui Matos replaced Toninho da Fonseca. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Anatoliy Bogolyub was substituted for Tudor Sălcudeanu. Josue Ayala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luan Lucas in the 84th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kent Anundsson got free with Josue Ayala in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Timur Chichko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedrão Furlan having to make a save. Torino SSA made a substitution. Ricardo Leite replaced Bernardinho Aguiar. Pedrão Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liu Jie in the 91st minute of the match. With a little luck, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala got control of the ball when Ricardo Leite tried to sneak it across the goal line. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
Change language
