Arena Arizona
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791,
Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Manuel Paiva got the match started through his kick off. Adan Bembe made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Valério Paranaense sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pelle Maradona in the 5th minute of play forced A A Arizona's goalkeeper Hu Zhen Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Adan Bembe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A A Arizona were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Villa La Perla's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nilson Hoffmann took the corner. 15 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Pelle Maradona came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pelle Maradona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hu Zhen Hong was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 19th minute, Omar Polentzi made a precise shot to the right of Hu Zhen Hong. A A Arizona's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Paiva in the 21st minute of play forced Villa La Perla's goalkeeper Adan Bembe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Adan Bembe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of A A Arizona booed when Villa La Perla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pelle Maradona didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hu Zhen Hong came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Villa La Perla's Nemesio Tuste. But to his dismay, Nemesio Tuste quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Villa La Perla's Alfonso Goyo got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Kléber Ceresso had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. A A Arizona made a substitution. Eliseu Fonseca replaced Kléber Ceresso. Pelle Maradona kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Adan Bembe made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Valério Paranaense sent off a good shot on target. Hélder Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nemesio Tuste in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Polentzi came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pelle Maradona in the 40th minute of the match. Hu Zhen Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Goyo, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Cleto Urti hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Adan Bembe was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Nilson Hoffmann. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
The wind increased when Pelle Maradona made the kick off in the second half. Hu Zhen Hong made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Omar Polentzi sent off a good shot on target. 57 minutes into the game, Pelle Maradona cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Hu Zhen Hong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adan Bembe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valério Paranaense's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. The long shot by Delmar Machado in the 63rd minute really tested Hu Zhen Hong's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Adan Bembe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Cruz in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Valério Paranaense notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Villa La Perla's Adan Bembe. Adan Bembe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adan Bembe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valério Paranaense in the 74th minute of play. Hélder Pinho's late challenge caught a Villa La Perla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélder Pinho helped the player get up and apologised. In the 77th minute, Hélder Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Villa La Perla's Amador James was substituted for Omar Polentzi. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Hélder Pinho got a free kick in the 78th minute. When Pelle Maradona was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 79 minutes had been played. In the 79th match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pelle Maradona to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in A A Arizona's zone, Isaac Eleder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hu Zhen Hong came out of the goal and Isaac Eleder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 83rd minute Valério Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adan Bembe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Eleder in the 84th minute of play. Hu Zhen Hong was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Amador James showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 89 minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Amador James recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Hu Zhen Hong. Amador James showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Adan Bembe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Cruz in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Villa La Perla had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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