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Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 5th minute, Zaccheo Andolina made a precise shot to the right of Jeremias Moreno. ADM Taquaras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jeremias Moreno came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Zaccheo Andolina. But to his dismay, Zaccheo Andolina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. ADM Taquaras's Jeremias Moreno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 16th minute of play. After having played for 17 minutes, Oliver Bierhoff managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ADM Taquaras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliver Bierhoff was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaccheo Andolina in the 20th minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st match minute, ADM Taquaras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malcolm Westerberg to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Siricio Liotta in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ADM Taquaras's Malcolm Westerberg. In the 35th minute, Sigfrido Auletta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremias Moreno came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Italy's Zaccheo Andolina. But to his dismay, Zaccheo Andolina quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Áron Bódog to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, ADM Taquaras's Tales De Mileto got a free kick in the 52nd minute. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Zaccheo Andolina sped through ADM Taquaras's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jeremias Moreno. Flavio Vittori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Porziano Marchitelli could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Jeremias Moreno however easily saved by the left post. ADM Taquaras's Enio Aparecido was substituted for Oliver Bierhoff. ADM Taquaras's Cido Cabral was substituted for Wágner Leme. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Malcolm Westerberg, made in the 77th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Sigfrido Auletta took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Jeremias Moreno to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enio Aparecido in the 81st minute of play forced Italy's goalkeeper Flavio Vittori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Áron Bódog fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Vittori having to interfere. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. If Adriano Curto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes in the game Malcolm Westerberg did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Tales De Mileto. Jeremias Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Curto, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Italy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Italy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.