Estádio Pirara
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) PIAUÍ FC's Guga Trancoso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Guga Trancoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cüneyd Bektaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baturhan Oytun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Cüneyd Bektaş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. PIAUÍ FC's Serginho Nogueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damiano Tatangelo in the 11th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Di Leonardo in the 17th minute of play forced PIAUÍ FC's goalkeeper Serginho Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 0-1 became the score in the 21st minute when Damiano Tatangelo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 24th match minute, PowerHawKings was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Klement Czerner to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Alvise Lucidi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PIAUÍ FC's Juninho Freitas got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cüneyd Bektaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guga Trancoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Di Monte in the 34th minute of play forced PIAUÍ FC's goalkeeper Serginho Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PowerHawKings's Cüneyd Bektaş proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save PowerHawKings from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the match, PowerHawKings's goalkeeper Cüneyd Bektaş had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juninho Freitas. After 41 minutes PIAUÍ FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alvise Lucidi who took care of the corner kick. PowerHawKings's Alvise Di Leonardo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Serginho Nogueira in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Alvise Di Leonardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serginho Nogueira was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, PIAUÍ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Damiano Tatangelo came free, but Serginho Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, Alvise Di Leonardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Damiano Tatangelo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match PowerHawKings got a corner. PIAUÍ FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alvise Lucidi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led PowerHawKings's Alvise Lucidi to fire away a dangerous shot which Serginho Nogueira despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After having played for 61 minutes, Alvise Di Leonardo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PowerHawKings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvise Di Leonardo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Angelo Verdone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serginho Nogueira. PIAUÍ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelo Verdone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. PIAUÍ FC's Leonel Fero was substituted for Renato Sá. Cüneyd Bektaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Gøl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Paulo Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Batista hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Cüneyd Bektaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juninho Freitas in the 74th minute of the match. Serginho Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domenico Galli in the 79th minute of the match. Cüneyd Bektaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baturhan Oytun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, PowerHawKings's goal looked a bit too open when Juninho Freitas came free, but Cüneyd Bektaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute, Damiano Tatangelo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PIAUÍ FC's Fernandinho Mesquita was substituted for Demis Katsarolidis. After a rather tough play, PowerHawKings's Damiano Tatangelo got a free kick in the 89th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 92 minutes into the game, when Paulo Batista put in a rough tackle. In the 92nd minute, one of PIAUÍ FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for PIAUÍ FC. Serginho Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damiano Tatangelo in the 96th minute of the match. The PowerHawKings supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing PowerHawKings would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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