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ARENA GØRDĀØ
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Petrică Mercescu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Caco Luz kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Flávio Zonta was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Petrică Mercescu. Erasmo Hermes struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Thiago Lago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RedBull Sete Copas. In the 9thth minute of the game Erasmo Hermes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GØRDÃØ TEAM's Thiago Lago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauder Boston in the 13th minute of play forced RedBull Sete Copas's goalkeeper Flávio Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, RedBull Sete Copas's Flávio Zonta got control of the ball when Petrică Mercescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ernani Pimenta hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Gara Sim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erasmo Hermes might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Lago. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erasmo Hermes ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erasmo Hermes in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thiago Lago saved GØRDÃØ TEAM from getting behind. Ulu Sina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lauder Boston during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th minute, Lauder Boston hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Lago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Hermes in the 39th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Ulu Sina put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Thiago Lago. Thiago Lago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gara Sim in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute of the match RedBull Sete Copas got a corner. GØRDÃØ TEAM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joélson Barral ran over to the corner to take the kick. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 55th minute Lauder Boston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flávio Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Ulu Sina fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Ulu Sina had several of the GØRDÃØ TEAM's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 65 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Thiago Lago as he didn't even see the shot coming. 70 minutes into the match, RedBull Sete Copas's goal looked a bit too open when Lauder Boston came free, but Flávio Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to RedBull Sete Copas getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Ulu Sina hit a great ball. If Ulu Sina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute of the match, Erasmo Hermes got a very nice opportunity to score, but Thiago Lago was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to GØRDÃØ TEAM getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Dinei Silva hit a great ball. RedBull Sete Copas's Joélson Barral shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 84th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Thiago Lago but with some difficulty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo Hermes got free with Thiago Lago in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Petrică Mercescu came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the GØRDÃØ TEAM 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 Petrică Mercescu couldn't finish the play. Thiago Lago made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erasmo Hermes in the 96th minute. RedBull Sete Copas played a much better game than GØRDÃØ TEAM and deserved their victory. The GØRDÃØ TEAM players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.