Official Cup

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 560 (Terracing: 421, Seating: 129, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Agustín Álvarez made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Moneyball getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Natanael Matorin hit a great ball. In the 5th minute Ryszard Barycz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Tasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilson Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agustín Álvarez in the 15th minute of play. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Álvarez in the 17th minute of the match. Ryszard Barycz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dalmo Tasso firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Baggio in the 18th minute of play forced Moneyball's goalkeeper Dalmo Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodriguinho Linhares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Dalmo Tasso made a huge save. 21 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Álvarez came free, but Nilson Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agustín Álvarez in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilson Peres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustín Álvarez in the 27th minute of the match. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ryszard Barycz got free with Dalmo Tasso in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dalmo Tasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niklas Bergdal in the 34th minute of the match. Dalmo Tasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niklas Bergdal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes into the game, Moneyball's Agustín Álvarez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson Peres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The ITAFUT 4EVER players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Moneyball were winning 1-2.

Dalmo Tasso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niklas Bergdal in the 58th minute of play. Dalmo Tasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jardel Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moneyball's Oliver Bergman was substituted for Roland Rakowicz. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. João Vítor Porto replaced Niklas Bergdal. Moneyball's Dalmo Tasso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Baggio in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, Robert Arboleda threw the ball into play from the sideline. Moneyball's Stanislav Mikolášek quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Álvarez in the 75th minute of play. Dalmo Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boguslaw Tarasek, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. When Moneyball's Agustín Álvarez in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie prevented a goal. João Vítor Porto scored 2-2 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dalmo Tasso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. Evelio Rico replaced Jardel Baggio. Dalmo Tasso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Vítor Porto in the 88th minute of play. Dalmo Tasso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Tarasek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dalmo Tasso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evelio Rico in the 93rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evelio Rico in the 94th minute of play forced Moneyball's goalkeeper Dalmo Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 96 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Rodriguinho Linhares made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dalmo Tasso was left in no man's land by his defense there!

There was no doubt that ITAFUT 4EVER were the better team. ITAFUT 4EVER's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.