Old Grove Stadium
Spectators: 8065 (Terracing: 6050,
Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Catarinense kicked off to start the match. Delfim Chaves made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Nikola Krstović sent off a good shot on target. In the 6thth minute of the game Nikola Krstović who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves got control of the ball when Nikola Krstović tried to sneak it across the goal line. Delfim Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikola Krstović in the 17th minute of play. Falcão Duarte hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Delfim Chaves made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Nikola Krstović sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute, Joel Catarinense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galo do Japi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilfredo Cefero in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hao Fan Chong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 31 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's Joel Catarinense sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hao Fan Chong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 35th minute Wilfredo Cefero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hao Fan Chong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jozef Kryl hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute Joel Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hao Fan Chong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hao Fan Chong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Catarinense in the 42nd minute of play. Galo do Japi's Delfim Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dávid Strelec in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th match minute, Galo do Japi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Cefero to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dávid Strelec made a kick off. After some careless play in the Galo do Japi defense, Nikola Krstović kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Delfim Chaves. The Galo do Japi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Delfim Chaves should have stopped the shot. Delfim Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dávid Strelec, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute Joel Catarinense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hao Fan Chong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alek Justus in the 58th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Delfim Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Joel Catarinense came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Galo do Japi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Joel Catarinense couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Krstović in the 65th minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Delfim Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to AFK Petržalka getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Jozef Kryl hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Joel Catarinense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hao Fan Chong was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joel Catarinense got free with Hao Fan Chong in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Dávid Strelec came free, but Delfim Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 79 minutes Galo do Japi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alek Justus who took care of the corner kick. In the 80th minute, Eduard Ješo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute, Joel Catarinense 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, Galo do Japi's Wilfredo Cefero got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Hao Fan Chong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Wilfredo Cefero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hao Fan Chong was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Roberto Neiva hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, AFK Petržalka's Dávid Strelec got a free kick in the 91st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Krstović in the 93rd minute of play forced Galo do Japi's goalkeeper Delfim Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Wilfredo Cefero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.
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