Jardim Maraponga
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Xacintu Magadan kicked off to start the match. Mané Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricki Dresager, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricki Dresager sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mané Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricki Dresager, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 9 minutes, Cristiano Osmundsen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maraponga FAC and the Cactos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristiano Osmundsen hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricki Dresager in the 10th minute of play forced Maraponga FAC's goalkeeper Mané Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bran Allison made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Xacintu Magadan sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Cactos's Bran Allison got control of the ball when Xacintu Magadan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mané Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricki Dresager in the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricki Dresager in the 19th minute of play forced Maraponga FAC's goalkeeper Mané Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xacintu Magadan got free with Bran Allison in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricki Dresager in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mané Andrade saved Maraponga FAC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricki Dresager in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mané Andrade saved Maraponga FAC from getting behind. Mané Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricki Dresager in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Jonatan Valström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cactos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maraponga FAC the free kick. In the 29th match minute, Cactos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Valström to maneuver through the defense. 30 minutes into the match, Jimmy Lind sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Bran Allison threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Jimmy Lind this time. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Ricki Dresager managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cactos's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricki Dresager was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maraponga FAC's goalkeeper Mané Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricki Dresager in the 37th minute of play forced Maraponga FAC's goalkeeper Mané Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricki Dresager in the 37th minute of play. Cactos's Ricki Dresager managed to work through Maraponga FAC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Ricki Dresager dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricki Dresager in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute Cactos were awarded a corner. Mario Yepes went to the cornerflag to take it. Bran Allison made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jimmy Lind in the 44th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ricki Dresager made a kick off. Bran Allison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Darren Verlet in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Ricki Dresager ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mané Andrade was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A collision led to Maraponga FAC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Yves Joanes hit a great ball. Cactos's Luisinho Maciel was substituted for Ricki Dresager. Yves Joanes kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade got control of the ball when Luisinho Maciel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 64th minute Cactos were awarded a corner. Mario Yepes went to the cornerflag to take it. Luisinho Maciel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Mané Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Mané Andrade managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Cactos's Carl Beck fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 73 minutes into the game, Maurinho Trezeguet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cactos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Maraponga FAC the free kick. Maraponga FAC's Mané Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Maraponga FAC from getting a goal against them. Mané Andrade made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Luisinho Maciel sent off a good shot on target. Bran Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jimmy Lind, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 82nd minute, Zeru Dorado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Luisinho Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cactos's supporters rose to their feet, but Luisinho Maciel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carl Beck could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Mané Andrade made a huge save. Bran Allison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Osmundsen in the 87th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Cactos's Coronel Camba slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mané Andrade. That made the score 1-2 after 91 minutes of play. Alberigo Palomba charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alberigo Palomba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cactos's Alberigo Palomba got a free kick in the 98th minute. Cactos's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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