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Arena Sérgio Reis
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christiano Ronaldo made the kick off which started today's match. Sete de setembro's Zé Gerber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Lopes in the 4th minute of play. Zé Paulo Massa hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Sharizan Soon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spanta Praga's supporters rose to their feet, but Sharizan Soon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Gerber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Richard Lopes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Bruninho Zanette had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Gerber. Sete de setembro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bruninho Zanette was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Zé Paulo Massa's late challenge caught a Spanta Praga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Paulo Massa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th minute, Zé Paulo Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 minutes of play, Spanta Praga's Richard Lopes made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Gerber was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zé Gerber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sharizan Soon in the 24th minute of the match. When Spanta Praga's Bruninho Zanette in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sete de setembro's goalie prevented a goal. If Bruninho Zanette had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Gerber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th match minute, Sete de setembro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eron Alfaro to maneuver through the defense. Zé Gerber came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Spanta Praga's Bruninho Zanette. But to his dismay, Bruninho Zanette quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Eriberto Vergílio kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34thth minute of the game Bruninho Zanette who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sete de setembro's Zé Gerber was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Richard Lopes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé Gerber read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruninho Zanette in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Gerber saved Sete de setembro from getting behind. 38 minutes into the match, Sete de setembro's goal looked a bit too open when Bruninho Zanette came free, but Zé Gerber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spanta Praga's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sharizan Soon in the 39th minute. After taking down the ball on Spanta Praga's corner Sharizan Soon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zé Gerber quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Sete de setembro getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Zé Paulo Massa hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Sharizan Soon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spanta Praga's supporters rose to their feet, but Sharizan Soon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Gerber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eron Alfaro hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Richard Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Zé Gerber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bruninho Zanette was the one to do the kick off. Sharizan Soon struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Zé Gerber didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spanta Praga. In the 55th minute, Bruninho Zanette 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. After 57 played minutes Spanta Praga got a freekick which was hit by Bruninho Zanette. Sete de setembro's Franciszek Nienajadlo was substituted for Eron Alfaro. Sete de setembro's Avni Balcan was substituted for Enjang Harianto. The supporters of Sete de setembro booed when Spanta Praga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruninho Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sete de setembro's zone, Richard Lopes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Gerber came out of the goal and Richard Lopes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesinha Ceresso during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Sete de setembro getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Cesinha Ceresso hit a great ball. Bruninho Zanette who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Zé Gerber when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Zé Gerber made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Richard Lopes sent off a good shot on target. Bruninho Zanette recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Spanta Praga made a substitution. Edinho Santos replaced Sharizan Soon. Joélson Neiva charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joélson Neiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Bruninho Zanette who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sete de setembro's Zé Gerber was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Sete de setembro getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Zé Paulo Massa hit a great ball. Edinho Santoss short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Zé Gerber to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Spanta Praga made a substitution. Hudson Melo replaced Eriberto Vergílio. When Richard Lopes came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Spanta Praga 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 Richard Lopes couldn't finish the play. With his leg Zé Gerber managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Spanta Praga's Bruninho Zanette fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zé Gerber was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Richard Lopes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-7 in the 84 minute of play. A well placed Bruninho Zanette short distance shot in the 87th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. A collision led to Sete de setembro getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Charles Sá hit a great ball. Zé Gerber didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Richard Lopes went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. In the 96th minute, Richard Lopes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spanta Praga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-10.