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Os Encardidos
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Francisco Schmidt made the kick off which started today's match. Encardidos's Reinaldo Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Lukaku in the 2nd minute of play. Real Soccer FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mazinho de Alcântara in the 4th minute. Michel Lukaku might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Reinaldo Cardoso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Michel Lukaku ran back to his position shaking his head. Reinaldo Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Lukaku in the 6th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Encardidos's zone, Diego Ferran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reinaldo Cardoso came out of the goal and Diego Ferran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Lukaku in the 11th minute of play forced Encardidos's goalkeeper Reinaldo Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Diego Ferran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Soccer FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Ferran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reinaldo Cardoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 18 minutes into the game, Real Soccer FC's Michel Lukaku nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reinaldo Cardoso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 21st minute, Michel Lukaku made a precise shot to the right of Reinaldo Cardoso. Encardidos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After having played for 27 minutes, Michel Lukaku managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Soccer FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michel Lukaku was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michel Lukaku in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reinaldo Cardoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Reinaldo Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Lukaku, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Michel Lukaku had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reinaldo Cardoso. Encardidos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Michel Lukaku was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Alfredão Palmeira got a throw-in 39 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Francisco Schmidt. In the 41st minute Kaká Botelho suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Real Soccer FC's Alessandro Pena was substituted for Kaká Botelho. In the 42nd match minute, Encardidos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiaguinho Baptista to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the game, Alfredão Palmeira was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Encardidos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Soccer FC the free kick. Alfredão Palmeira hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Reinaldo Cardoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michel Lukaku went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The wind increased when Diego Ferran made the kick off in the second half. Encardidos's Reinaldo Cardoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Encardidos from getting a goal against them. Encardidos's Reinaldo Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Ferran in the 60th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Real Soccer FC's Diego Ferran slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Reinaldo Cardoso. That made the score 0-7 after 60 minutes of play. Diego Ferran received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Reinaldo Cardoso came out and tried to block the shot, but Diego Ferran slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 63rd minute. Reinaldo Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Lukaku, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, João Pedro Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes Real Soccer FC got a freekick which was hit by Diego Armando Maradona. In the 75th minute, Michel Lukaku left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Soccer FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. When Diego Ferran came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Real Soccer FC 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 Diego Ferran couldn't finish the play. Reinaldo Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Ferran, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Encardidos's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mazinho de Alcântara was slow to take the kick. During this time Real Soccer FC's players had a chance to rest. Alfredão Palmeira tried in the 84th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Reinaldo Cardoso a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 0-10. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Encardidos's goalkeeper Reinaldo Cardoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Real Soccer FC's Michel Lukaku in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Encardidos's goalie prevented a goal. Reinaldo Cardoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Lukaku in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Real Soccer FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Encardidos.