Palestra Itália
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when João Carlos Mesquita took the kick off in the first half of the match. Casey Blanton kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goal looked a bit too open when João Carlos Mesquita came free, but Peter Steele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thibault Delanoë sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 18th minute Jack Lukas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yu Hui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ian de Azevedo hit a great ball. Meng Yu Hui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Lukas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Sal Darby was substituted for Thibault Delanoë. Joachim Backlund hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Peter Steele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sal Darby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peter Steele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Carlos Mesquita in the 27th minute of play. After 31 minutes, Alexandru Eugen made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Meng Yu Hui tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Ian de Azevedo got a free kick in the 36th minute. The supporters of PALMEIRAS-UTAH booed when Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Otávio Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jack Lukas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Meng Yu Hui came out and tried to block the shot, but Jack Lukas slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 44th minute. In the 47th minute, Jorge Pirani 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bailey Kerns made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odysseas Voutsas in the 52nd minute of play forced Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goalkeeper Meng Yu Hui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meng Yu Hui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bailey Kerns in the 55th minute of play forced Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goalkeeper Meng Yu Hui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute of the match PALMEIRAS-UTAH got a corner. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Vincent Sandström ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on PALMEIRAS-UTAH's corner Vincent Sandström fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meng Yu Hui quite easily take care of the ball. Meng Yu Hui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Odysseas Voutsas in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute of the match, João Carlos Mesquita got a very nice opportunity to score, but Peter Steele was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 67 minutes into the match, Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goal looked a bit too open when Bailey Kerns came free, but Meng Yu Hui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Sal Darby 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. PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Leonardo Frazier was substituted for Joachim Backlund. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after PALMEIRAS-UTAH's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Richard da Fonseca took the corner. 76 minutes into the match, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's goalkeeper Peter Steele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Carlos Mesquita. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bailey Kerns in the 77th minute of play forced Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goalkeeper Meng Yu Hui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Richard da Fonseca struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Peter Steele didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa. If Jorge Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Meng Yu Hui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Eugen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Jorge Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Yu Hui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If João Carlos Mesquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Meng Yu Hui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bailey Kerns in the 90th minute of play. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Meng Yu Hui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bailey Kerns in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Sal Darby reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Peter Steele. The goal made the score 2-1. Meng Yu Hui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. PALMEIRAS-UTAH fully deserved thier win.
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