Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Håkan Kjellman kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Lanny Gilmore's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zafer Hürsel was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Zafer Hürsel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tyron Velasquez in the 5th minute. 7 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Zafer Hürsel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tory Weeks. 9 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Emander came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herbert Björnberg hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a little luck, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel got control of the ball when Tyron Velasquez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zafer Hürsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Zafer Hürsel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Turner in the 24th minute of the match. Arturo Turner received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zafer Hürsel came out and tried to block the shot, but Arturo Turner slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute Lanny Gilmore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafer Hürsel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Håkan Kjellman in the 36th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Håkan Kjellman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37thth minute of the game Emanuel Emander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santos FC's Aaron Smallwood was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Turner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Smallwood showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Emander, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Lanny Gilmore took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zafer Hürsel. Zafer Hürsel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 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.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lanny Gilmore was the one to do the kick off. Zafer Hürsel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Gilmore in the 51st minute of play. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's attentive Jörgen Ekeroth managed to snatch the ball when Arturo Turner made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyron Velasquez in the 55th minute of play forced FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goalkeeper Zafer Hürsel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Håkan Kjellman hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Zafer Hürsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tyron Velasquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Turner in the 63rd minute of play. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Turner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute Arturo Turner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zafer Hürsel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zafer Hürsel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesar Small in the 73rd minute of the match. Zafer Hürsel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Turner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Turner came free, but Zafer Hürsel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's goal looked a bit too open when Tory Weeks came free, but Zafer Hürsel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg made a substitution. Peter Snell replaced Johannes Botvidsson. Santos FC were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dominic Albright took the corner. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Zafer Hürsel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Turner in the 84th minute of play. Zafer Hürsel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesar Small, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Emanuel Emander kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Emander came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santos FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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