League

Maracana
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Xesus Reyes made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the game, NieETIkalni Lebork's Xesus Reyes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dino Zoff made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Hugon Piechna made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Eusébio Pelé sent off a good shot on target. Dino Zoff came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by NieETIkalni Lebork's Xesus Reyes. But to his dismay, Xesus Reyes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in NieETIkalni Lebork's zone, Muhammed Salah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hugon Piechna came out of the goal and Muhammed Salah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dino Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xesus Reyes's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Edmundo Pombal hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Xesus Reyes struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Dino Zoff didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NieETIkalni Lebork. When NieETIkalni Lebork's Xesus Reyes in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 11ABRASIL's goalie prevented a goal. With an all-out effort, 11ABRASIL's Hugon Piechna threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eusébio Pelé, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. NieETIkalni Lebork's Hugon Piechna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhammed Salah in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Edmundo Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Muhammed Salah was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, 11ABRASIL's Tadeusz Bartoszek got a free kick in the 53rd minute. When NieETIkalni Lebork's Xesus Reyes in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 11ABRASIL's goalie prevented a goal. Hugon Piechna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Muhammed Salah, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 60th minute, Muhammed Salah ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugon Piechna was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The supporters of 11ABRASIL booed when NieETIkalni Lebork was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rocco Chatigny didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, NieETIkalni Lebork's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Katsivalis came free, but Hugon Piechna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xesus Reyes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dino Zoff having to make a save. Dino Zoff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xesus Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Pelé in the 76th minute of play forced NieETIkalni Lebork's goalkeeper Hugon Piechna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by NieETIkalni Lebork's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thomas Katsivalis was slow to take the kick. During this time 11ABRASIL's players had a chance to rest. 11ABRASIL's Thomas Katsivalis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hugon Piechna in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Hugon Piechna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Muhammed Salah went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. 86 minutes into the match, 11ABRASIL's goalkeeper Dino Zoff had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roch Konieczny. In the 87th minute German Birila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hugon Piechna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hugon Piechna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusébio Pelé in the 93rd minute of the match. 11ABRASIL's Paolo-César Maldini was substituted for Kalidou Koulibaly. The supporters of 11ABRASIL booed when NieETIkalni Lebork was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Pais didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. 11ABRASIL had won after a very even match.