Amphiteatrum Novum
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112,
Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joseph Paulin started the match with the kick off. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Paulin in the 3rd minute of play. Tadeusz Rudy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carl-Chester Vallgren having to interfere. Carl-Chester Vallgren was a little too slow when Tadeusz Rudy got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Paulin in the 13th minute of play forced Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ariel Gustau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Paulin, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Ariel Gustau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Paulin in the 16th minute of play. After 17 played minutes Legio X Eqvestris got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Florin. A collision led to Legio X Eqvestris getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Marcelo Florin hit a great ball. Legio X Eqvestris's Ariel Gustau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Paulin in the 19th minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Legio X Eqvestris's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfie Solomon was slow to take the kick. During this time VBL Stockholm's players had a chance to rest. In the 26th minute of the match, Tadeusz Rudy got a very nice opportunity to score, but Carl-Chester Vallgren was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 28 minutes into the game, Roald Ahland threw the ball into play from the sideline. VBL Stockholm's Bernt Vallander quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ariel Gustau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Paulin in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Legio X Eqvestris's Tadeusz Rudy ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carl-Chester Vallgren. Carl-Chester Vallgren yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Roald Ahland hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The supporters of VBL Stockholm booed when Legio X Eqvestris was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodosio Farias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Legio X Eqvestris's zone, Alfie Solomon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Gustau came out of the goal and Alfie Solomon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. VBL Stockholm's Carl-Chester Vallgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save VBL Stockholm from getting a goal against them. When Joseph Paulin came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the VBL Stockholm 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 Joseph Paulin couldn't finish the play. 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.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luis Navarro to make the kick off. VBL Stockholm's Bernt Vallander managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Marcelo Florin in the 51 minute of the game. 53 minutes into the game, VBL Stockholm's Joseph Paulin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ariel Gustau made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. VBL Stockholm's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alfie Solomon in the 57th minute. After taking down the ball on VBL Stockholm's corner Alfie Solomon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ariel Gustau quite easily take care of the ball. In the 64th minute Tadeusz Rudy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carl-Chester Vallgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luis Navarro in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carl-Chester Vallgren saved VBL Stockholm from getting behind. After having played for 67 minutes, Joseph Paulin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VBL Stockholm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joseph Paulin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ariel Gustau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joseph Paulin in the 70th minute of the match. Ariel Gustau didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joseph Paulin went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joseph Paulin in the 74th minute of play forced Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, VBL Stockholm's Torbjörn Grönlund got a free kick in the 78th minute. Teodosio Farias came free in the 80th minute and tried to tip the ball over Carl-Chester Vallgren, but to the joy of VBL Stockholm's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. Carl-Chester Vallgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Legio X Eqvestris's goal looked a bit too open when Joseph Paulin came free, but Ariel Gustau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Legio X Eqvestris were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.
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