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Match Report
STORM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diguinho Nunes took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Lev Dmitrenko fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored STORM's protests and gave Lev Dmitrenko a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Toa Toa 4EVER booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lev Dmitrenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rudolf Blyukher charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rudolf Blyukher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Toa Toa 4EVER booed when STORM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rudolf Blyukher didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th minute Matvey Berezhnoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Freitas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Acácio de Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lev Dulkevich got free with João Freitas in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Matvey Berezhnoy hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, Toa Toa 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Matvey Berezhnoy came free, but João Freitas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 minutes, Hélder Mangueira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Toa Toa 4EVER and the STORM players grew even worse after the yellow card. Konstantin Kuznetsov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diguinho Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Artur Homutov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute Matvey Berezhnoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Freitas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Wesley Severo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Diguinho Nunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Konstantin Kuznetsov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 43 minutes of play, Toa Toa 4EVER's Diguinho Nunes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Konstantin Kuznetsov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Matvey Berezhnoy made the kick off in the second half. João Freitas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matvey Berezhnoy in the 61st minute of the match. After 62 minutes of play Toa Toa 4EVER's Hélder Mangueira was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Hélder Mangueira hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the game, Lev Dulkevich cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. João Freitas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. João Freitas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matvey Berezhnoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute, Acácio de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the game, Matvey Berezhnoy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. STORM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Toa Toa 4EVER the free kick. After a rather tough play, STORM's Matvey Berezhnoy got a free kick in the 75th minute. A collision led to Toa Toa 4EVER getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Acácio de Alcântara hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Edgar Munhoz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 82nd minute, Rudolf Blyukher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The STORM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. A collision led to STORM getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Matvey Berezhnoy hit a great ball. Jairo Quintal took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Konstantin Kuznetsov. STORM's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. There was no doubt that STORM were the better team. STORM's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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