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Match Report
Diego A. Milito
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915,
Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valentin Beckeman took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Valentin Beckeman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Beckeman in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cláudio Taffarel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Pihl United's Valentin Beckeman in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Racing Club【LBF】's goalie prevented a goal. Cláudio Taffarel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Beckeman's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Valentin Beckeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Pihl United's Valentin Beckeman in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Racing Club【LBF】's goalie prevented a goal. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Beckeman in the 21st minute of play. Martin Hedlund made a great header on Pihl United's corner, it was just that Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel managed to reach the ball for a save. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Beckeman in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Valentin Beckeman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pihl United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Valentin Beckeman might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cláudio Taffarel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valentin Beckeman ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Ferreira in the 35th minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Pihl United getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Valentin Beckeman hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Rossi came free, but Gustav Wallengren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Pihl United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Rossi came free, but Gustav Wallengren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45thth minute of the game Valentin Beckeman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half Pihl United were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfredo Rossi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Pihl United got a freekick which was hit by Helge Sander. After 56 minutes, Alfredo Rossi made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pihl United's Gustav Wallengren tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Ferreira in the 63rd minute of play. Racing Club【LBF】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Severino Jatsu in the 67th minute. Valentin Beckeman's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Cláudio Taffarel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club【LBF】's zone, Valentin Beckeman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal and Valentin Beckeman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Marchidan charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Manuel Marchidan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Racing Club【LBF】 getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Manuel Marchidan hit a great ball. Hubert Berggren's late challenge caught a Racing Club【LBF】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hubert Berggren helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Racing Club【LBF】 booed when Pihl United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hubert Berggren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Valentin Beckeman could shoot a difficult shot in the 83rd minute, which Cláudio Taffarel however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Racing Club【LBF】's Alfredo Rossi got a free kick in the 84th minute. Valentin Beckeman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Taffarel having to interfere. Valentin Beckeman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Cláudio Taffarel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Pihl United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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