League

Arena Dchamps
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) Rodriguinho Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guga Simão in the 4th minute of the match. Arkadiusz Smolarek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Unax Mudarra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arkadiusz Smolarek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Unax Mudarra, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute Resul Erdemalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. América-SC F.C.'s Arkadiusz Smolarek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 16th minute of play. Arkadiusz Smolarek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin van Persie, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Rodriguinho Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Deilmison van Basten in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arkadiusz Smolarek saved América-SC F.C. from getting behind. 28 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Robin van Persie sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arkadiusz Smolarek narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Resul Erdemalp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodriguinho Sousa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. América-SC F.C.'s Arkadiusz Smolarek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 30th minute of play. América-SC F.C.'s Arkadiusz Smolarek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 33rd minute of play. Arkadiusz Smolarek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feng Ting Chong in the 36th minute of play. Arkadiusz Smolarek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feng Ting Chong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arkadiusz Smolarek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deilmison van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Deilmison van Basten nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arkadiusz Smolarek made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gaétan Govou's late challenge caught a América-SC F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaétan Govou helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd match minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaétan Govou to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, América-SC F.C.'s Altuğ Vakkasoğlu tried to score from far away in the 43rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. A collision led to ATHLETICO PRaiano getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gaétan Govou hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Deilmison van Basten to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Robin van Persie dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. América-SC F.C. made a substitution. Téo Cordeiro replaced Guga Simão. América-SC F.C.'s Gabi Gol was substituted for Resul Erdemalp. Lucas Arce hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Arkadiusz Smolarek made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Feng Ting Chong sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute Elder Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabi Gol in the 62nd minute of play. After 63 minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Téo Cordeiro who took care of the corner kick. Gabi Gol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodriguinho Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabi Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Arkadiusz Smolarek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Unax Mudarra in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, América-SC F.C.'s goalkeeper Arkadiusz Smolarek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Feng Ting Chong. Arkadiusz Smolarek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 71st minute of play. Arkadiusz Smolarek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin van Persie in the 84th minute of play. Arkadiusz Smolarek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin van Persie in the 85th minute of the match. After some careless play in the América-SC F.C. defense, Robin van Persie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arkadiusz Smolarek. The América-SC F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arkadiusz Smolarek should have stopped the shot. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabi Gol in the 90th minute of play. The ATHLETICO PRaiano players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.