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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vito Leite made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Zeledon Vachon got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Nenko Reza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Leite, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Leite came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Leite came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Cöpacabana FC were awarded a corner. Talha İstanbul went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Cöpacabana FC's Talha İstanbul to fire away a dangerous shot which Nenko Reza despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 23rd minute Villaverde Celeste Clube were awarded a corner. Guo Ao went to the cornerflag to take it. Tales Loureiro kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When Guo Ao came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Villaverde Celeste Clube 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 Guo Ao couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roy Makaay got free with Dagoberto Loureiro in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roy Makaay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nenko Reza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dumitru Lucaci, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Roy Makaay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Dagoberto Loureiro made a huge save. The supporters of Cöpacabana FC booed when Villaverde Celeste Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. William Lucas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 35th minute, Dumitru Lucaci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nenko Reza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 39th minute Dumitru Lucaci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nenko Reza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kıraç Uskan in the 41st minute of play forced Cöpacabana FC's goalkeeper Dagoberto Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Cöpacabana FC booed when Villaverde Celeste Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. William Lucas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Talha İstanbul hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

Guo Ao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Stig-Åke Benet came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Vito Leite got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nenko Reza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dagoberto Loureiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Makaay, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 64 minutes into the game, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dagoberto Loureiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When Cöpacabana FC's Stig-Åke Benet in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalie prevented a goal. Tales Loureiro made in the 68th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Villaverde Celeste Clube's Tang Qian Xiong. After 73 played minutes Cöpacabana FC got a freekick which was hit by Tales Loureiro. Villaverde Celeste Clube were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Cöpacabana FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guo Ao took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Guo Ao got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dagoberto Loureiro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dagoberto Loureiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Makaay in the 81st minute of play forced Cöpacabana FC's goalkeeper Dagoberto Loureiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nenko Reza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stig-Åke Benet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Roy Makaay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villaverde Celeste Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Roy Makaay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dagoberto Loureiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.