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Match Report
Balseiro
Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5415,
Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Fábio Damião made the kick off and thus started the match. Ivan Kasarda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Galvão having to make a save. After 8th play minutes Alfons Alvarez shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Gabriel Galvão and just under the crossbar into goal. Gabriel Galvão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ivan Kasarda's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Gabriel Galvão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfons Alvarez in the 27th minute. After 27 minutes, Enrique Hoffmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sana SC and the Balseiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 28th minute, Enrique Hoffmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel Galvão stood somewhat misplaced when Ivan Kasarda came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 38 minute. Serafim Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Goiano in the 43rd minute of play. Alfons Alvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Galvão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Kasarda, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The wind increased when Ivan Kasarda made the kick off in the second half. Nildo Maciel hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Serafim Lima was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bruno Goiano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 56 minute of play. After some careless play in the Balseiro defense, Fábio Damião kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serafim Lima. The Balseiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serafim Lima should have stopped the shot. Gabriel Galvão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfons Alvarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafim Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Damião, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Ivan Kasarda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Galvão having to interfere. After having played for 78 minutes, Alfons Alvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balseiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfons Alvarez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alfons Alvarez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Gabriel Galvão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Alfons Alvarez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Galvão. Sana SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfons Alvarez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osvaldo Furtado during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Osvaldo Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. If Bruno Goiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.
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