Old Trafford
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815,
Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Zemantauskas FC's Davi Mello 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gao Zhen Chao in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sílvio Penha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zemantauskas FC's Sílvio Penha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Zemantauskas FC from getting a goal against them. Davi Mello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Anıl Baran Uslu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anıl Baran Uslu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Varela in the 12th minute of play. Zemantauskas FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Miguel Negri in the 14th minute. Miguel Negri made a great header on Zemantauskas FC's corner, it was just that Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu managed to reach the ball for a save. Sílvio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gao Zhen Chao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Davi Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Baran Uslu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Gao Zhen Chao reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sílvio Penha. The goal made the score 1-0. Kukova United's Anıl Baran Uslu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davi Mello in the 22nd minute of play. Sílvio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juraj Bicák in the 27th minute of the match. Sílvio Penha had great luck who in the 27thth minute grab hold of the ball when Gao Zhen Chao from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Anıl Baran Uslu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davi Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Luís Ventura in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Zemantauskas FC's Renato Nascimento. The audience was convinced that Davi Mello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anıl Baran Uslu was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Serginho Simões charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serginho Simões the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Kukova United booed when Zemantauskas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serginho Simões didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kukova United's Pavol Halko shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 39th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Sílvio Penha but with some difficulty. A collision led to Zemantauskas FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Valdir Ortiz hit a great ball. If Gao Zhen Chao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Alex Berger got a free kick in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The wind increased when Gao Zhen Chao made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Gao Zhen Chao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Penha was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. After 54 played minutes Kukova United got a freekick which was hit by Richard Kaján. Serginho Simões kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juraj Bicák in the 58th minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Zemantauskas FC's Davi Mello nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anıl Baran Uslu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 65 minutes into the game, Pavol Halko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Sílvio Penha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kukova United's Ladislav Zemko was substituted for Ivan Galoša. In the 70th match minute, Kukova United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ladislav Tribula to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute, Serginho Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juraj Bicák in the 77th minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard Kaján's late challenge caught a Zemantauskas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Richard Kaján helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Zemantauskas FC booed when Kukova United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Kaján didn't get a good kick on the ball. Richard Kaján kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After having played for 81 minutes, Hernani Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zemantauskas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hernani Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Ventura made in the 84th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Zemantauskas FC's Renato Nascimento. In the 89th match minute, Kukova United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bohuslav Lehotzký to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute of the match Miguel Negri sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anıl Baran Uslu skillfully saved the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matej Bajus came free, but Sílvio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Renato Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Renato Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renato Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Renato Nascimento got a free kick in the 97th minute. Luís Ventura came free in the 98th minute and tried to tip the ball over Sílvio Penha, but to the joy of Zemantauskas FC's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out.
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