Darcy Ribeiro
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650,
Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luisão de Senna kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Carpathian Wolves's goal looked a bit too open when Luisão de Senna came free, but Nicodim Arghirescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armandinho Abreu in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicodim Arghirescu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Codrin Aalexoaiei in the 7th minute of play forced Clube Audax Metropolitano's goalkeeper Pedro Rangel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Clube Audax Metropolitano's goal looked a bit too open when Codrin Aalexoaiei came free, but Pedro Rangel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Constantin Hidișan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Pedro Rangel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doru Ghiondea in the 16th minute of play forced Clube Audax Metropolitano's goalkeeper Pedro Rangel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 minutes, Hélio Loureiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clube Audax Metropolitano and the Carpathian Wolves players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Carpathian Wolves booed when Clube Audax Metropolitano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélio Loureiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nicodim Arghirescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luisão de Senna in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute Codrin Aalexoaiei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Rangel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicodim Arghirescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Djorkaeff in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisão de Senna in the 35th minute of play forced Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute of the match, Yuri Djorkaeff tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nicodim Arghirescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Nicodim Arghirescu made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Armandinho Abreu sent off a good shot on target. 44 minutes into the match, Armandinho Abreu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicodim Arghirescu. Carpathian Wolves's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armandinho Abreu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Nicodim Arghirescu was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Luisão de Senna capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luisão de Senna really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Doru Ghiondea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Clube Audax Metropolitano were furious when Vítor Hendrix was red carded, 57 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Clube Audax Metropolitano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Djorkaeff in the 61st minute of play. Constantin Hidișan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Pedro Rangel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Pedro Rangel got control of the ball when Codrin Aalexoaiei tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 66 minutes, Eliézer da Cunha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clube Audax Metropolitano and the Carpathian Wolves players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicodim Arghirescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliézer da Cunha in the 68th minute of play. Nicodim Arghirescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yuri Djorkaeff in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carpathian Wolves's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlos Alberto Parreira was slow to take the kick. During this time Clube Audax Metropolitano's players had a chance to rest. After 74 minutes, Armandinho Abreu made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Carpathian Wolves's Nicodim Arghirescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nicodim Arghirescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armandinho Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Carpathian Wolves's goalkeeper Nicodim Arghirescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Roger Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carpathian Wolves's Nicodim Arghirescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armandinho Abreu in the 91st minute of play. With a little luck, Clube Audax Metropolitano's Pedro Rangel got control of the ball when Codrin Aalexoaiei tried to sneak it across the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Eliézer da Cunha notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Carpathian Wolves's Nicodim Arghirescu. Nicodim Arghirescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Codrin Aalexoaieis short, quick shot in the 100thth minute got Pedro Rangel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Carpathian Wolves players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Clube Audax Metropolitano.
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