Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729,
Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dinei Peres made the kick off which started today's match. When Damaso Orlin came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Arsenal FC 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 Damaso Orlin couldn't finish the play. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Vasiliy Kalmetev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 8 played minutes Izaltina FAD got a freekick which was hit by Edorta Quintas. In the 12th match minute, Izaltina FAD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otávio Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Rony de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Löfgren in the 12th minute of play. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arsenal FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roberto Paulista was slow to take the kick. During this time Izaltina FAD's players had a chance to rest. Izaltina FAD's Roberto Paulista was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vasiliy Kalmetev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Edorta Quintas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Vasiliy Kalmetev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Edorta Quintas made a precise shot to the right of Vasiliy Kalmetev. Arsenal FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edorta Quintas came free, but Vasiliy Kalmetev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenal FC's Vasiliy Kalmetev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gino de Lima in the 24th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dinei Peres came free, but Vasiliy Kalmetev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Peres in the 35th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Vasiliy Kalmetev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute Gino de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasiliy Kalmetev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dinei Peres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasiliy Kalmetev having to interfere. Edorta Quintas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vasiliy Kalmetev having to interfere. Izaltina FAD's Edorta Quintas got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Matthias Löfgren kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Einar Hedström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rony de Medeiros read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Damaso Orlin to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Damaso Orlin 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. When Damaso Orlin fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal FC's protests and gave Damaso Orlin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Orlin to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Gino de Lima managed to get in a good position for a shot. Izaltina FAD's supporters rose to their feet, but Gino de Lima was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vasiliy Kalmetev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Izaltina FAD made a substitution. Jaime Cabral replaced Ricardinho Arantes. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Patrik Melberg got a free kick in the 58th minute. Edorta Quintas took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vasiliy Kalmetev. Vasiliy Kalmetev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino de Lima in the 64th minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Vasiliy Kalmetev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Dinei Peres kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vasiliy Kalmetev. That made the score 0-3 in the 65 minute of play. Bernardo Correia hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Arsenal FC's Einar Hedström suffered a sprained foot after 70 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Vasiliy Kalmetev was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Dinei Peres capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dinei Peres really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Dinei Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Izaltina FAD's Rony de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Löfgren in the 85th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal FC's zone, Edorta Quintas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vasiliy Kalmetev came out of the goal and Edorta Quintas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Izaltina FAD supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Izaltina FAD would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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