Springfield Arena
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735,
Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Jaunius Petkevičius made the kick off and thus started the match. Jaunius Petkevičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wellington Fantini having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Márcio Massa came free, but Giannis Gounaris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giannis Gounaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cauan Pena struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Giannis Gounaris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AllRaf EC. With a little luck, AllRaf EC's Wellington Fantini got control of the ball when Jaunius Petkevičius tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Karamba's Giannis Gounaris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mathew Goncalves in the 19th minute of play. Giannis Gounaris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Massa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Márcio Massa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 minutes FC Karamba's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mathew Goncalves who took care of the corner kick. 30 minutes into the match, AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Wellington Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eddi Ramkilde. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddi Ramkilde in the 31st minute of play forced AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Wellington Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giannis Gounaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Lukas Uggstedt struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Wellington Fantini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Karamba. In the 43rd minute Márcio Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Gounaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giannis Gounaris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cauan Pena went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Wellington Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaunius Petkevičius, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cauan Pena was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goalkeeper Giannis Gounaris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Márcio Massa. In the 56th minute Eddi Ramkilde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cauan Pena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giannis Gounaris was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Eddi Ramkilde received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Wellington Fantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lukas Uggstedt struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Wellington Fantini didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Karamba. Giannis Gounaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Wellington Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukas Uggstedt in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute, Merūnas Malevičius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mathew Goncalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Cauan Pena came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the AllRaf EC 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 Cauan Pena couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, Mathew Goncalves 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. Celso Rocha hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 92nd match minute, FC Karamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Merūnas Malevičius to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Kastytis Kundrotas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 95 minutes, Mathew Goncalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AllRaf EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mathew Goncalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The AllRaf EC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing AllRaf EC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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