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Spectators: 8019 (Terracing: 6016, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ's Samuca Campidelis 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. Ye Yi Yi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Takis Koutsos having to interfere. In the 9th minute Róbson Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Drebit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julian Drebit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raio Piiroja in the 12th minute of play. CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ's Julian Drebit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbson Simões in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute Samuca Campidelis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Koutsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Takis Koutsos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ye Yi Yi in the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Evert Österlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Drebit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ booed when The Beatles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eusébio Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 minutes, Doru Lițu made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ's Julian Drebit tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 37 minutes into the match, Ye Yi Yi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Takis Koutsos. The Beatles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ye Yi Yi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evert Österlund in the 41st minute of play forced CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ's goalkeeper Julian Drebit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raio Piiroja in the 43rd minute of play forced CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ's goalkeeper Julian Drebit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julian Drebit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raio Piiroja in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Róbson Simões ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Julian Drebit was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. The CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Beatles were winning 2-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Doru Lițu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Giuseppe Falcão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Takis Koutsos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ:s Julian Drebit showed great skill when he stopped Doru Lițu:s penalty. Takis Koutsos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Lepe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Lepe in the 65th minute of play forced The Beatles's goalkeeper Takis Koutsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 played minutes The Beatles got a freekick which was hit by Róbson Simões. The Beatles made a substitution. Zeca Brodel replaced Doru Lițu. CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ made a substitution. Naum Fode replaced Apolo Valdez. The supporters of CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ booed when The Beatles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Róbson Simões didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raio Piiroja could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Julian Drebit made a huge save. Jonathan Lepe charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Lepe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jonathan Lepe hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The Beatles made a substitution. Frederico Messias replaced Evert Österlund. The Beatles made a substitution. César Melo replaced Arthur Simão. Takis Koutsos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Lepe in the 80th minute of play. CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ's Julian Drebit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Brodel in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the The Beatles defense, Jonathan Lepe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Takis Koutsos. The The Beatles fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Takis Koutsos should have stopped the shot. Zeca Brodel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Julian Drebit came out and tried to block the shot, but Zeca Brodel slotted it home off the left post making it 3-4 in the 89th minute. After a rather tough play, CEARÁ ESPORTE CLUBE - DMZ's Naum Fode got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Beatles's Frederico Messias was responsible for 3-5 with a brilliant performance in the 95th minute when he, by himself, got past the opponents defense and with a quick shot sent the ball into the goal to the left of Julian Drebit. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raio Piiroja got free with Julian Drebit in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The The Beatles supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing The Beatles would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.