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Recanto do Real
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leopoldo Gerber kicked off to start the match. Zahariz FC's Rui Liberato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloísio da Silva in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Leopoldo Gerber made a precise shot to the right of Nilmar Varela. Real Brasil Stylee's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Anísio Sena struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Nilmar Varela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zahariz FC. When Zahariz FC's Leopoldo Gerber in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Brasil Stylee's goalie prevented a goal. Nilmar Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After a rather tough play, Real Brasil Stylee's Rubinho de Medeiros got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Anísio Sena struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Nilmar Varela didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zahariz FC. If Leopoldo Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leopoldo Gerber in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilmar Varela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Zahariz FC's zone, Luís Coutinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rui Liberato came out of the goal and Luís Coutinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Real Brasil Stylee players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Zahariz FC were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Aloísio da Silva made the kick off in the second half. Rui Liberato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Coutinho in the 54th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aílton Fantini during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Leopoldo Gerber came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Zahariz 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 Leopoldo Gerber couldn't finish the play. Anísio Sena scored 0-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nilmar Varela, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Aloísio da Silva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Liberato was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Leopoldo Gerber's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nilmar Varela firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Gerber in the 78th minute of play forced Real Brasil Stylee's goalkeeper Nilmar Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Silvinho Veiga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Leopoldo Gerber ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilmar Varela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Nilmar Varela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anísio Sena went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. When Anísio Sena came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Zahariz 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 Anísio Sena couldn't finish the play. When the match was over Zahariz FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Brasil Stylee throughout the match.