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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afonso Maciel kicked off to start the match. The corner led ITAFUT 4EVER's Léo Velasco to fire away a dangerous shot which Arnold Petřek despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rômulo Neves in the 13th minute of play forced FC Kopeto's goalkeeper Arnold Petřek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when FC Kopeto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Winkler didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Rômulo Neves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnold Petřek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Rômulo Neves in the 25th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Arnold Petřek kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-0 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. 28 minutes into the match, Rômulo Neves dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnold Petřek, 2-0. After a rather tough play, FC Kopeto's Josef Winkler got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, Afonso Maciel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, FC Kopeto's Alexander Cupal got a free kick in the 39th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Josef Winkler to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Estevez Palmeira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ITAFUT 4EVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Kopeto the free kick. In the 53rd minute, Estevez Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, FC Kopeto's Josef Winkler sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ernesto Varela narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Maciel to maneuver through the defense. Arnold Petřek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rômulo Neves's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save ITAFUT 4EVER from getting a goal against them. FC Kopeto's Arnold Petřek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rômulo Neves in the 81st minute of play. When Betão Moura fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ITAFUT 4EVER's protests and gave Betão Moura a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Betão Moura got a free kick in the 82nd minute. The throw-in from Slávek Tošovský in the 89th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Lima. Josef Slepička received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Ernesto Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miroslav Koňařík kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. FC Kopeto's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because ITAFUT 4EVER had won, even though FC Kopeto had held more of the ball.