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Castelo de Fogo
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) The supporters of Fireball Esporte Clube booed when United 206 F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Klim Shteinberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gilberto Pereira was extremely unlucky when he, in the 7th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Klim Shteinberg hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute Gilberto Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Nedelcea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gilberto Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcel Nedelcea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, Fireball Esporte Clube's Umberto Godoi got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 18 played minutes Fireball Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Tiaguinho Cavalcante. In the 20th minute Gilberto Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Nedelcea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fireball Esporte Clube's Ilie Grecescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gugu Ramalho in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, United 206 F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Pereira came free, but Marcel Nedelcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Marcel Nedelcea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Marcel Nedelcea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Marcel Nedelcea came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Fireball Esporte Clube's Tiaguinho Cavalcante. But to his dismay, Tiaguinho Cavalcante quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Gilberto Pereira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcel Nedelcea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Ilie Grecescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdir Alcântara in the 35th minute of the match. Ilie Grecescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klim Shteinberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 43 minutes into the game, Gil Magalhães cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Marcel Nedelcea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valdir Alcântara was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Valdir Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Pereira in the 54th minute of play forced United 206 F.C.'s goalkeeper Marcel Nedelcea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, United 206 F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Pereira came free, but Marcel Nedelcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, United 206 F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Pereira came free, but Marcel Nedelcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcel Nedelcea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Pereira in the 69th minute of the match. Marcel Nedelcea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Pereira in the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Gil Magalhães left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fireball Esporte Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Pereira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcel Nedelcea was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Marcel Nedelcea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiaguinho Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Róbson Paranaense charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Róbson Paranaense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 81 minutes into the match, Fireball Esporte Clube's Rogério Koehler sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcel Nedelcea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 82 minutes, Cido de Carvalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fireball Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cido de Carvalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 87th minute, Cido de Carvalho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcel Nedelcea was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Marcel Nedelcea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel Nedelcea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiaguinho Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Bernardo de Lima hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Gil Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fireball Esporte Clube's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.