Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Genk's Ivo De Backer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Magalhães in the 4th minute of play forced Genk's goalkeeper Jordi Peten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jordi Peten made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Cristóvão Gerber sent off a good shot on target. The UPTEXTIL.COM fans' excitement grew in the 14th match minute when UPTEXTIL.COM's Humberto Magalhães looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thys De Bruijn's late challenge caught a UPTEXTIL.COM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thys De Bruijn helped the player get up and apologised. In the 16th match minute, Genk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thys De Bruijn to maneuver through the defense. Jordi Peten was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Claudinei Botelho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Claudinei Botelho really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Juan Mello charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Juan Mello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joris Tijs, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Meira to maneuver through the defense. After 29 played minutes, Genk's Michiel Ooms shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Genk reached it. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Humberto Magalhães took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Jordi Peten to make any attempt to save it. Humberto Magalhães could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Jordi Peten made a huge save. In the 47th minute, Leonel Meira 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Humberto Magalhães to strike the kick off in the second half. Humberto Magalhães took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jordi Peten. Jordi Peten dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. If Leonel Meira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 66 minutes into the match, Humberto Magalhães had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jordi Peten. Genk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Magalhães was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. After 68 played minutes UPTEXTIL.COM got a freekick which was hit by Juan Mello. In the 73rd minute Cristóvão Gerber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jordi Peten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. UPTEXTIL.COM's Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save UPTEXTIL.COM from getting a goal against them. UPTEXTIL.COM's Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save UPTEXTIL.COM from getting a goal against them. Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Carlos Eduardo de Carvalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Genk's Joris Tijs got a free kick in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Genk's Thys De Bruijn got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Jordi Peten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Magalhães in the 85th minute of the match. Jordi Peten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Meira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jordi Peten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Botelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After 92 played minutes Genk got a freekick which was hit by Pierre-Alexandre Dewolf. In the 93rd minute of the match Claudinei Botelho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jordi Peten skillfully saved the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Genk players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for UPTEXTIL.COM.
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