Eddie the Head Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644,
Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mehmet Özdilek started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Rossoneri XI's Honorato Soveral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Santana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Marcos Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Özdilek in the 7th minute of the match. When Rossoneri XI's Mehmet Özdilek in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iron Maiden Football's goalie prevented a goal. Iron Maiden Football's Marcos Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hubert Friberger in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, Filiph Flink cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Marcos Santana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Vicente Fernandez's late challenge caught a Rossoneri XI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vicente Fernandez helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Iron Maiden Football's Vicente Fernandez got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute of the match Hubert Friberger shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcos Santana showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Marcos Santana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorato Soveral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 played minutes Iron Maiden Football got a freekick which was hit by Cícero Teles. With a little luck, Rossoneri XI's Andy Berg got control of the ball when Willian Aguiar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cícero Teles's late challenge caught a Rossoneri XI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cícero Teles helped the player get up and apologised. After 35 played minutes Iron Maiden Football got a freekick which was hit by Cícero Teles. 37 minutes into the match, Filiph Flink notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Iron Maiden Football's Marcos Santana. Marcos Santana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehmet Özdilek in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Santana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Honorato Soveral in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Santana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cícero Teles lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Iron Maiden Football fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Rossoneri XI a penalty, 46 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hubert Friberger, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Iron Maiden Football's Marcos Santana. 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adilson Silveira to make the kick off. Andy Berg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clóvis Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Honorato Soveral reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Santana. The goal made the score 0-5. Filiph Flink who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Marcos Santana when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Mehmet Özdilek kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcos Santana. That made the score 0-6 in the 58 minute of play. In the 61st minute, Adilson Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the game, Mehmet Özdilek recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marcos Santana. Mehmet Özdilek showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Marcos Santana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehmet Özdilek went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. In the 70th minute Mehmet Özdilek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Iron Maiden Football defense, Mehmet Özdilek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcos Santana. The Iron Maiden Football fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcos Santana should have stopped the shot. In the 79th minute, Mehmet Özdilek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rossoneri XI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Mehmet Özdilek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marcos Santana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehmet Özdilek went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-12 was the resulting score. Marcos Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Özdilek, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Marcos Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubert Friberger in the 88th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Rossoneri XI's Filiph Flink slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marcos Santana. That made the score 0-13 after 89 minutes of play. Rossoneri XI's Mehmet Özdilek got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rossoneri XI's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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