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Arena Spartacus
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fernando Cosme got the match started through his kick off. Ramiro Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nico Lopez having to interfere. 8 minutes into the game, Gabriel Mineiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Eric Liberatore was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thiago futebol club's Nico Lopez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Thiago futebol club from getting a goal against them. Nico Lopez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramiro Barral in the 14th minute. Eric Liberatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerson Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernani Alagoano struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Eric Liberatore didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thiago futebol club. Nico Lopez came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Spartacus Futebol Clube's Fernando Cosme. But to his dismay, Fernando Cosme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Amílton Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernando Cosme in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nico Lopez saved Thiago futebol club from getting behind. 32 minutes into the game, Thiago futebol club's Gabriel Mineiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eric Liberatore made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Valdemar Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Spartacus Futebol Clube's Valdemar Vergílio shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 41st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nico Lopez but with some difficulty. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Ramiro Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spartacus Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramiro Barral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nico Lopez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ernani Alagoano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Spartacus Futebol Clube's Eric Liberatore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernani Alagoano in the 53rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amílton Medeiros got free with Eric Liberatore in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernando Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nico Lopez having to interfere. Gabriel Mineiro kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Eric Liberatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Thiago futebol club's Gerson Catarinense got a free kick in the 66th minute. Fernando Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Nico Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ramiro Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amílton Medeiros struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Eric Liberatore didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thiago futebol club. Ernani Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Eric Liberatore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute Ernani Alagoano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Liberatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ernani Alagoano 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 82nd minute, Fernando Cosme got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 85 minutes into the game, Spartacus Futebol Clube's Fernando Cosme nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nico Lopez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2.