Valla Arena
Spectators: 7359 (Terracing: 5500,
Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ulrik Torstensson made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Caaguazu's goalkeeper Giro Rollan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulrik Torstensson. Gilesindo Tarapiella hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. When Caaguazu's Conrado Faron in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valla Fc's goalie prevented a goal. Niklas Vallander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arlo Albiz in the 10th minute of play. In the 10th minute Arlo Albiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Vallander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giro Rollan made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Ulrik Torstensson sent off a good shot on target. Giro Rollan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Töpfer, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ulrik Torstensson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Giro Rollan firmly grabbed it by the left post. Tor-Ivar Kalland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Giro Rollan made a huge save. When Gilesindo Tarapiella fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caaguazu's protests and gave Gilesindo Tarapiella a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd minute, Baldomero Vellon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, Caaguazu's goal looked a bit too open when Ulrik Torstensson came free, but Giro Rollan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giro Rollan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Töpfer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Conrado Faron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niklas Vallander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giro Rollan came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Valla Fc's Ulrik Torstensson. But to his dismay, Ulrik Torstensson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 39th minute, Gilesindo Tarapiella made a precise shot to the right of Niklas Vallander. Valla Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 43 minutes into the match, Malvin Vidaurre notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Valla Fc's Niklas Vallander. Niklas Vallander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Conrado Faron to make the kick off. Niklas Vallander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilesindo Tarapiella, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 57 minutes into the match, Valla Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Gilesindo Tarapiella came free, but Niklas Vallander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giro Rollan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulrik Torstensson in the 59th minute of the match. If Ulrik Torstensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 played minutes Valla Fc got a freekick which was hit by Tor-Ivar Kalland. Tor-Ivar Kalland kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Caaguazu's Gilesindo Tarapiella slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Niklas Vallander. That made the score 1-3 after 68 minutes of play. 74 minutes into the match, Caaguazu's goal looked a bit too open when Tor-Ivar Kalland came free, but Giro Rollan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Töpfer scored 2-3 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Giro Rollan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 78 minutes into the match, Gilesindo Tarapiella dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Niklas Vallander, 2-4. Niklas Vallander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Faron, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Niklas Vallander was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Gilesindo Tarapiella capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gilesindo Tarapiella really showed his touch with that goal: 2-5. Caaguazu's Giro Rollan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulrik Torstensson in the 92nd minute of play. Ulrik Torstensson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giro Rollan having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Ulrik Torstensson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valla Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulrik Torstensson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giro Rollan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Caaguazu eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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