Estádio Fura Balizas
Spectators: 8490 (Terracing: 6368,
Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) Eugeniusz Sanocki made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in El Branca del Vieja's zone, Gastão Alcântara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aras Sophian came out of the goal and Gastão Alcântara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 7th minute Silverio Tuste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Beaton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aras Sophian made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Gastão Alcântara sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute, Florentino Herauso made a precise shot to the right of Carlos Beaton. FC Fura Balizas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Leonel Cordara's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Beaton read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. El Branca del Vieja's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Faustino Maura in the 19th minute. Florentino Herauso made a great header on El Branca del Vieja's corner, it was just that FC Fura Balizas's Carlos Beaton managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 20th minute of the match El Branca del Vieja got a corner. FC Fura Balizas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Faustino Maura ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Leonel Cordara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carlos Beaton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Cordara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Beaton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Cordara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danilo Fidensio was extremely unlucky when he, in the 32nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. El Branca del Vieja's Aras Sophian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save El Branca del Vieja from getting a goal against them. 39 minutes into the match, Eugeniusz Sanocki had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aras Sophian. El Branca del Vieja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eugeniusz Sanocki was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 42 minutes into the match, FC Fura Balizas's goal looked a bit too open when Florentino Herauso came free, but Carlos Beaton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugeniusz Sanocki in the 43rd minute of play forced El Branca del Vieja's goalkeeper Aras Sophian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Fura Balizas were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after El Branca del Vieja's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tobias Fonseca took the corner. 47 minutes into the match, El Branca del Vieja's goal looked a bit too open when Eugeniusz Sanocki came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Silverio Tuste made the kick off in the second half. The throw-in from Aquilino Galvão in the 51st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by El Branca del Vieja's Florentino Herauso. Leonel Cordara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Carlos Beaton made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eugeniusz Sanocki in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aras Sophian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlos Beaton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Cordara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Silverio Tuste in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Beaton prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlos Beaton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Tuste in the 60th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Carlos Beaton successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. El Branca del Vieja were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after FC Fura Balizas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Faustino Maura took the corner. The corner ended in Leonel Cordara almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Fura Balizas's Carlos Beaton did a great save. El Branca del Vieja made a substitution. Benê Neiva replaced Faustino Maura. El Branca del Vieja made a substitution. Leon Napierkowski replaced Lu Ping Wei. 68 minutes into the game, Aquilino Galvão threw the ball into play from the sideline. El Branca del Vieja's Evaristo Laurendi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Benê Neiva fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Branca del Vieja's protests and gave Benê Neiva a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute of the match Tobias Fonseca sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aras Sophian skillfully saved the ball. In the 72nd minute, Vivaldo Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Fura Balizas made a substitution. Ricardo Atarratze replaced Gastão Alcântara. After a rather tough play, FC Fura Balizas's Vivaldo Guerra got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Carlos Beaton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Herauso in the 77th minute of the match. Carlos Beaton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silverio Tuste in the 79th minute of the match. Carlos Beaton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Tuste in the 80th minute of play. Ricardo Atarratze hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute Silverio Tuste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Beaton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Branca del Vieja's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 85th minute of the game, when Bengt-Arne Bäckman after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of FC Fura Balizas's goal. Bengt-Arne Bäckman was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. The supporters of El Branca del Vieja booed when FC Fura Balizas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germano Saraiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Fura Balizas getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Normando Campelo hit a great ball. After 92 played minutes, El Branca del Vieja's Bengt-Arne Bäckman shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Carlos Beaton came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in El Branca del Vieja reached it. FC Fura Balizas's attentive Vivaldo Guerra managed to snatch the ball when Bengt-Arne Bäckman made a throw-in in the 95th minute of the game. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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