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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gil Motta made the kick off which started today's match. Silviu Bogătan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Gabriel Mesquita in the 3rd minute of the match. After 3 played minutes Unicorns ™ got a freekick which was hit by Albert Şania. After a defensive mix-up in Unicorns ™'s zone, Adalberto de Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silviu Bogătan came out of the goal and Adalberto de Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute, Gil Motta 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Răduț in the 28th minute of play forced Vasco FC's goalkeeper Wellington Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 minutes of play, Vasco FC's Adalberto de Souza made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silviu Bogătan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Silviu Bogătan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Răduț in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wellington Barbosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Răduț in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wellington Barbosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Wellington Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gheorghe Albescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Răduț made a kick off. Jonas Veloso's late challenge caught a Unicorns ™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonas Veloso helped the player get up and apologised. After 56 played minutes Vasco FC got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Veloso. The long shot by Alex Răduț in the 57th minute really tested Wellington Barbosa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Alex Răduț sped through Vasco FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wellington Barbosa. With a little luck, Vasco FC's Wellington Barbosa got control of the ball when Rareș Papadima tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vasco FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 64th minute, when Rareș Papadima scored to the left of an out of position Wellington Barbosa, making the score, 3-2. Alex Răduț did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-3 to the left of a surprised Wellington Barbosa 68 minutes into the match. Gil Motta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silviu Bogătan having to interfere. The supporters of Unicorns ™ booed when Vasco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denílson Ramalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Unicorns ™ booed when Vasco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas Veloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wellington Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Răduț in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Ramalho in the 84th minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Silviu Bogătan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Silviu Bogătan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil Motta in the 94th minute of the match. César de Godoi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Unicorns ™ players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.