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Lidador FC
Spectators: 8610 (Terracing: 6458, Seating: 1980, VIP seats: 172) Cassandros Elite Team's Rolf Hamberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Olavo Pinto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Danilo Pinho in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute Josué Pedroso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tamás Albert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Josué Pedroso scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tamás Albert, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Delfim Oliveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Delfim Oliveira got free with Olavo Pinto in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 21 minutes into the match, Lidador F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rolf Hamberg came free, but Tamás Albert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Lidador F.C. defense, Rolf Hamberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tamás Albert. The Lidador F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tamás Albert should have stopped the shot. Danilo Pinho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Olavo Pinto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Emílio Bandeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lidador F.C.'s Mário Maia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Michal Bulkiewicz, made in the 38th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Danilo Pinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olavo Pinto was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Tamás Albert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolf Hamberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

51 minutes into the match, Josué Pedroso notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Lidador F.C.'s Tamás Albert. Tamás Albert was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Cassandros Elite Team defense, Danilo Pinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olavo Pinto. The Cassandros Elite Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olavo Pinto should have stopped the shot. Cassandros Elite Team's Olavo Pinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delfim Oliveira in the 58th minute of play. After having played for 61 minutes, Danilo Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lidador F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Danilo Pinho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olavo Pinto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Danilo Pinho's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. When Delfim Oliveira came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Lidador F.C. 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 Delfim Oliveira couldn't finish the play. After 70 minutes, Emílio Bandeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cassandros Elite Team and the Lidador F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. 73 minutes into the match, Lidador F.C.'s Delfim Oliveira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Olavo Pinto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 74th minute Danilo Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olavo Pinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olavo Pinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delfim Oliveira in the 82nd minute of the match. When Lidador F.C.'s Danilo Pinho in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cassandros Elite Team's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the Cassandros Elite Team defense, Delfim Oliveira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olavo Pinto. The Cassandros Elite Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olavo Pinto should have stopped the shot. In the 94th minute, Zacarias Garcez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.