Nuka Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jonny Sjöberg got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute of the match Nuka Crazies got a corner. Portucale H5's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Richard Dickson ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Richard Dickson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this António Pimenta quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 14th minute Hamilton Espírito Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aníbal Barroso took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hugo Blomqvist. Hugo Blomqvist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Benjamin Wennerqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Portucale H5's António Pimenta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Portucale H5 from getting a goal against them. António Pimenta was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Jonny Sjöberg capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonny Sjöberg really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Hugo Blomqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamilton Espírito Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Nuka Crazies's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Vale came free, but Hugo Blomqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Blomqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuno Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marc-Aurèle Barde made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Filipe Dias. Portucale H5's António Pimenta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Portucale H5 from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Portucale H5's António Pimenta got control of the ball when Jonny Sjöberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute Nuno Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Portucale H5's goalkeeper António Pimenta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 44 minutes Portucale H5's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Richard Dickson who took care of the corner kick. Nuka Crazies's Ulf Bohlin was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but António Pimenta in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aníbal Barroso to make the kick off. After 59 minutes of play, Nuka Crazies's Jonny Sjöberg made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. António Pimenta was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 66th minute of the match Nuka Crazies got a corner. Portucale H5's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Richard Dickson ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Zebastian Ånger got away a dangerous shot. Despite this António Pimenta quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 68 minutes Portucale H5's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Richard Dickson who took care of the corner kick. 71 minutes into the match, Nuka Crazies's goalkeeper Hugo Blomqvist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamilton Espírito Santo. Richard Dickson hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Benjamin Wennerqvist charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Wennerqvist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Benjamin Wennerqvist kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Hugo Blomqvist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamilton Espírito Santo in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute Nuno Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugo Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Li Zhen Sha hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Li Zhen Sha kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Alexandre Albuquerque had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hugo Blomqvist. Nuka Crazies's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandre Albuquerque was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 85 minutes into the game, Portucale H5's Aníbal Barroso nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hugo Blomqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. In the 91st minute Magnus Runeberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but António Pimenta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Portucale H5 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Portucale H5 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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