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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edgar Baiano took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Redouane Caffier fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Herblay's protests and gave Redouane Caffier a yellow card for diving instead. Redouane Caffier kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Robinho Magalhães, 3 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Edgar Baiano took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Norbert Domenech. Norbert Domenech dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Norbert Domenech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Estevez Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Herblay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Robinho Magalhães took the corner. The corner ended in Robinho Magalhães almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Herblay's Norbert Domenech did a great save. A collision led to Herblay getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Jonathan Samuel hit a great ball. Léo Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 34 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Rômulo Neves. Norbert Domenech made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Estevez Palmeira sent off a good shot on target. Ernesto Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Charles Gauche in the 42nd minute of play. Sebastião Diniz charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastião Diniz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Herblay booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Diniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Estevez Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Ronaldinho Costa replaced Pedro Paulo Munhoz. In the 55th minute Edgar Baiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norbert Domenech saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Afonso Maciel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Norbert Domenech was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 63rd match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Diniz to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastião Diniz to maneuver through the defense. Ernesto Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Charles Gauche in the 67th minute of play. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Ronaldinho Costa hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Redouane Caffier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 76 minutes, Edgar Baiano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgar Baiano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Baiano in the 79th minute of play forced Herblay's goalkeeper Norbert Domenech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Afonso Maciel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Norbert Domenech was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Baiano in the 85th minute of play forced Herblay's goalkeeper Norbert Domenech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Herblay's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar Baiano came free, but Norbert Domenech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela got control of the ball when Jean-Charles Gauche tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jean-Charles Gauche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Ernesto Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ITAFUT 4EVER were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Herblay for a fine match.