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GASOMETRO RAANANA
Spectators: 9880 (Terracing: 7480, Seating: 2200, VIP seats: 200) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcus-Vinícius Berg got the match started through his kick off. Lucas Stopa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus-Vinícius Berg's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Lucas Stopa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus-Vinícius Berg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by SAN LORENZO RAANANA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ferruccio Brunelli was slow to take the kick. During this time Magen David's players had a chance to rest. 8 minutes into the match, SAN LORENZO RAANANA's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus-Vinícius Berg came free, but Lucas Stopa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Magen David booed when SAN LORENZO RAANANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ner Bennett didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucas Stopa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus-Vinícius Berg, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. SAN LORENZO RAANANA's Lucas Stopa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus-Vinícius Berg in the 11th minute of play. Lucas Stopa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus-Vinícius Berg in the 14th minute of the match. If Marcus-Vinícius Berg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus-Vinícius Berg in the 16th minute of play forced SAN LORENZO RAANANA's goalkeeper Lucas Stopa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus-Vinícius Berg might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lucas Stopa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcus-Vinícius Berg ran back to his position shaking his head. Lucas Stopa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus-Vinícius Berg, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Lucas Stopa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus-Vinícius Berg in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SAN LORENZO RAANANA's goalkeeper Lucas Stopa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SAN LORENZO RAANANA's Lucas Stopa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus-Vinícius Berg in the 26th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Marcus-Vinícius Berg had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucas Stopa. SAN LORENZO RAANANA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcus-Vinícius Berg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Xano Maaholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Stopa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus-Vinícius Berg in the 42nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Boyde Bleazard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Magen David's supporters rose to their feet, but Boyde Bleazard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucas Stopa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute, Zevach Bogdanovich hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th match minute, SAN LORENZO RAANANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ner Bennett to maneuver through the defense. Magen David's Jedaiah Sakhai was substituted for Marcus-Vinícius Berg. In the 49th minute of the match Ferruccio Brunelli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lucas Stopa skillfully saved the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rein Pett made a kick off. When Jedaiah Sakhai came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Magen David fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jedaiah Sakhai couldn't finish the play. Lucas Stopa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boyde Bleazard in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute, Jedaiah Sakhai made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Stopa. SAN LORENZO RAANANA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Jedaiah Sakhai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Lucas Stopa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the game, Magen David's Jedaiah Sakhai nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucas Stopa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Magen David's Mariuss Cernītis was substituted for Xano Maaholm. In the 72nd minute, Jedaiah Sakhai left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Magen David fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Jedaiah Sakhai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jedaiah Sakhai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lucas Stopa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jedaiah Sakhai in the 79th minute. Jedaiah Sakhais short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Lucas Stopa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jedaiah Sakhai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Stopa having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Jedaiah Sakhai reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lucas Stopa. The goal made the score 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in SAN LORENZO RAANANA's zone, Jedaiah Sakhai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucas Stopa came out of the goal and Jedaiah Sakhai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jedaiah Sakhai's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucas Stopa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Jedaiah Sakhai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Magen David played a much better game than SAN LORENZO RAANANA and deserved their victory. The SAN LORENZO RAANANA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.