Claude François
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francisco Conceicão started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Bebela's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Conceicão came free, but Vinícius Novaes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Francisco Conceicão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vinícius Novaes was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Conceicão in the 7th minute of play forced Bebela's goalkeeper Vinícius Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandrie CF were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Bebela's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fidel Domenech took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Xu Xing Ting got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vinícius Novaes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alexandrie CF's Xu Xing Ting was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 8th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After 10 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Yannick Osterhagen. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, He Xiang Fan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bebela's supporters rose to their feet, but He Xiang Fan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matthias Brandin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Vinícius Novaes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Conceicão went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Francisco Conceicão recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th match minute, Alexandrie CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Esteves to maneuver through the defense. If Tiburcio Chago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Bebela's zone, Xu Xing Ting stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vinícius Novaes came out of the goal and Xu Xing Ting tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexandrie CF's Matthias Brandin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiburcio Chago in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Bebela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafino Marz to maneuver through the defense. Xu Xing Ting's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Vinícius Novaes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Yannick Osterhagen hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Chago in the 29th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Bebela were awarded a corner. Geert Arend Roodenburg went to the cornerflag to take it. 31 minutes into the match, Bebela's goalkeeper Vinícius Novaes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xu Xing Ting. 33 minutes into the game, Tiburcio Chago cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Matthias Brandin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 36th minute, Silvério Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Matthias Brandin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiburcio Chago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Eduardo Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Bebela getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Geert Arend Roodenburg hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bebela's zone, Francisco Conceicão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vinícius Novaes came out of the goal and Francisco Conceicão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matthias Brandin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafino Marz in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tiburcio Chago made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Bebela's Tiburcio Chago got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute Xu Xing Ting shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinícius Novaes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandrie CF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fidel Domenech in the 54th minute. The corner led Alexandrie CF's Fidel Domenech to fire away a dangerous shot which Vinícius Novaes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Geert Arend Roodenburg's late challenge caught a Alexandrie CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Geert Arend Roodenburg helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bebela's Geert Arend Roodenburg got a free kick in the 55th minute. Yannick Osterhagen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Vinícius Novaes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Chago in the 60th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandrie CF's Boris Johnson was substituted for Francisco Conceicão. Carlos Eduardo Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bebela made a substitution. Vitinho Proença replaced Gigi Tongol. Fidel Domenech kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After having played for 78 minutes, Boris Johnson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alexandrie CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boris Johnson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The corner led Alexandrie CF's Fidel Domenech to fire away a dangerous shot which Vinícius Novaes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Xu Xing Ting had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vinícius Novaes. Bebela's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xu Xing Ting was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Alexandrie CF made a substitution. Roland Gosse replaced Silvestre Perrando. Bebela's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Alexandrie CF had won, even though Bebela had held more of the ball.
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