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Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erasmo Paraíba started the match with the kick off. Luiz Fernando Linares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Gomes in the 4th minute of play. João Pedro Guedes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ostrália's Erasmo Paraíba in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FRIENDS CITY's goalie prevented a goal. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by FRIENDS CITY's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dudu Varela was slow to take the kick. During this time Ostrália's players had a chance to rest. When Wanderson de Toledo fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FRIENDS CITY's protests and gave Wanderson de Toledo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ostrália booed when FRIENDS CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wanderson de Toledo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Erasmo Paraíba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Pedro Guedes was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Paraíba in the 20th minute of play forced FRIENDS CITY's goalkeeper João Pedro Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FRIENDS CITY's João Pedro Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Paraíba in the 24th minute of play. The corner ended in Dudu Varela almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FRIENDS CITY's João Pedro Guedes did a great save. João Pedro Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 31st match minute, Ostrália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Bergvall to maneuver through the defense. Dudu Mandrak hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute Erasmo Paraíba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Pedro Guedes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute of the match Ostrália got a corner. FRIENDS CITY's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dudu Varela ran over to the corner to take the kick. FRIENDS CITY's Wanderson de Toledo got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Paraíba in the 44th minute of play forced FRIENDS CITY's goalkeeper João Pedro Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Wanderson de Toledo made the kick off in the second half. Chicão Alvarenga might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Pedro Guedes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chicão Alvarenga ran back to his position shaking his head. Rafa Saldanha hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in FRIENDS CITY's zone, Erasmo Paraíba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Pedro Guedes came out of the goal and Erasmo Paraíba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, FRIENDS CITY's João Pedro Guedes got control of the ball when Silvério Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute, Dudu Varela 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. João Pedro Guedes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Silvério Medeiros's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dudu Varela in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Pedro Guedes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Wanderson de Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fernando Linares having to interfere. In the 67th minute of the match, Silvério Medeiros tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but João Pedro Guedes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A hard shot 69 in the game by Silvério Medeiros from a close distance when the talented João Pedro Guedes managed to make a qualified save. FRIENDS CITY's players were relieved. Ostrália made a substitution. Cícero Barbosa replaced Robin Bergvall. In the 73rd minute, Michal Osikowicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Pedro Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvério Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The supporters of Ostrália booed when FRIENDS CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafa Saldanha didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Ostrália booed when FRIENDS CITY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafa Saldanha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dudu Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. João Pedro Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg João Pedro Guedes managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Ostrália's Silvério Medeiros fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Dudu Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ostrália's supporters rose to their feet, but Dudu Varela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Pedro Guedes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Ostrália supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ostrália would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.