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Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Narciso Mendes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 3rd minute, Luís Fernando Vides ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guga de Azevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of Xandeco FC booed when Jaru-Uaru was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Viggo Nordal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Edmund Balkiewicz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Frederico Zonta. Edmund Balkiewicz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 11th minute, Lino Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaru-Uaru were awarded a corner in the 13th minute after Xandeco FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mo Ning De took the corner. Guga de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicasio Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frederico Zonta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolas Nóbrega in the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, Jaru-Uaru was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Toledo to maneuver through the defense. Frederico Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Balkiewicz in the 21st minute of play. After 24 played minutes Jaru-Uaru got a freekick which was hit by Viggo Nordal. 28 minutes into the match, Xandeco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nicasio Abreu came free, but Guga de Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaru-Uaru's Luís Fernando Vides got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Fernando Vides in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guga de Azevedo saved Xandeco FC from getting behind. Xandeco FC's Guga de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Mendes in the 31st minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Narciso Mendes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guga de Azevedo. Xandeco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Narciso Mendes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Frederico Zonta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmund Balkiewicz in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Nóbrega in the 42nd minute of play forced Jaru-Uaru's goalkeeper Frederico Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramon Abarca kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Frederico Zonta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Luzea, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Fernando Vides was the one to do the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Enrique Toledo in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Xandeco FC's Hugo Vander. Luís Fernando Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Guga de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute Nicolas Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederico Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Jaru-Uaru defense, Nicolas Nóbrega kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frederico Zonta. The Jaru-Uaru fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frederico Zonta should have stopped the shot. When Xandeco FC's Edmund Balkiewicz in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jaru-Uaru's goalie prevented a goal. Jaru-Uaru's Frederico Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Nóbrega in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, Xandeco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Torres to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Torres hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute Edmund Balkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frederico Zonta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Xandeco FC's goalkeeper Guga de Azevedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Lino Vander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Mo Ning De managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jaru-Uaru's supporters rose to their feet, but Mo Ning De was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guga de Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Thiago Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xandeco FC made a substitution. Geraldo Palmeira replaced Antônio Martins. Frederico Zonta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melik Settar, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Frederico Zonta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Balkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Frederico Zonta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Balkiewicz in the 90th minute of play. The Jaru-Uaru players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Xandeco FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.