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Russe Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) CRF Russe's William Cordeiro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a defensive mix-up in Taborda FC's zone, Will Calhoun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elder Moreira came out of the goal and Will Calhoun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Claudinei Lopez charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudinei Lopez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Elder Moreira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but William Cordeiro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. William Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Elder Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. William Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Elder Moreira made a huge save. After having played for 20 minutes, William Cordeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CRF Russe's supporters crossed their fingers, but William Cordeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafinha Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Lopez in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Taborda FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Claudinei Lopez hit a great ball. CRF Russe's Rafinha Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Oliveira in the 26th minute of play. Bruno Brasil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Will Calhoun kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Erasmo Cruz sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and CRF Russe's Rafinha Romero didn't even have to move. After a defensive mix-up in Taborda FC's zone, Ramón Reis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elder Moreira came out of the goal and Ramón Reis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as CRF Russe's Bruno Brasil slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Elder Moreira. That made the score 2-0 after 42 minutes of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

55 minutes into the match, CRF Russe's goal looked a bit too open when Wilian Oliveira came free, but Rafinha Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, CRF Russe's Rafinha Romero got control of the ball when Dedê Cosme tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rafinha Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilian Oliveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. CRF Russe's defense didn't have a chance, in the 58th minute, when Wilian Oliveira scored to the left of an out of position Rafinha Romero, making the score, 2-1. Elder Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from William Cordeiro in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Benjamin Barros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74thth minute of the game Bruno Brasil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Taborda FC's Elder Moreira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 3-1 when William Cordeiro sped through Taborda FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elder Moreira. CRF Russe's Simão Sergipano got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling William Cordeiro in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elder Moreira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86th minute of the match, Wilian Oliveira tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rafinha Romero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. William Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Elder Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. William Cordeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Will Calhoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. CRF Russe fully deserved thier win.