Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 10819 (Terracing: 8115,
Seating: 2488, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marco Boniel made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Boomer Fc's goalkeeper Gumersindo Moreira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Loco Durazno. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tito Quintas in the 4th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gumersindo Moreira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Loco Durazno in the 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Loco Durazno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gumersindo Moreira was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Boniel in the 7th minute of play. Boomer Fc were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Golden Lions FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Xinto Torres took the corner. Anders Lundqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Parker in the 10th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mats Nyström got free with Gumersindo Moreira in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anders Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Parker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gumersindo Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Nyström, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20thth minute of the game Tito Quintas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Golden Lions FC's Anders Lundqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute Mats Nyström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gumersindo Moreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Parker came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Marco Boniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anders Lundqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boomer Fc's Gumersindo Moreira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Boomer Fc from getting a goal against them. Loco Durazno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Gumersindo Moreira made a huge save. Boomer Fc's Tito Quintas got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anders Lundqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Boniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 44 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tito Quintas came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The wind increased when Loco Durazno made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Boomer Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Loco Durazno came free, but Gumersindo Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gumersindo Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mats Nyström in the 58th minute of play. Anders Lundqvist made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Tito Quintas sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mats Nyström in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gumersindo Moreira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Boniel got free with Anders Lundqvist in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute, Loco Durazno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Golden Lions FC's Marcelo Steven was substituted for Mats Nyström. Boomer Fc's Yunus Akgün was substituted for Richard Parker. Golden Lions FC made a substitution. Burç Tokhan replaced Bebben Johansson. With his leg Anders Lundqvist managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Boomer Fc's Froilan Reyes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Froilan Reyess short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Anders Lundqvist to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Boomer Fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bebeto Gaúcho in the 83rd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Golden Lions FC's goalie and right to Ayrton Senna. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Golden Lions FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Anders Lundqvist came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Boomer Fc's Froilan Reyes. But to his dismay, Froilan Reyes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 90 minutes into the game, Golden Lions FC's İbrahim Efe Topdemir nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gumersindo Moreira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Froilan Reyes put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Anders Lundqvist. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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