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CASTELLAN CREW
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Celso Zanette got the match started through his kick off. Horácio Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Tróia having to interfere. Horácio Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Tróia having to interfere. Celso Zanette received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Thiago Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Gernando Pombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salqueiro's supporters rose to their feet, but Gernando Pombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mário Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Gernando Pombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salqueiro's supporters rose to their feet, but Gernando Pombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mário Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. COLUMBUS CREW BR's Enrique Baiano pulled a muscle in his leg after 17 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Eurico de Alcântara's late challenge caught a COLUMBUS CREW BR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eurico de Alcântara helped the player get up and apologised. COLUMBUS CREW BR's Aloísio Meireles was substituted for Enrique Baiano. Celso Zanette could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Thiago Tróia made a huge save. Aloísio Meireles struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Thiago Tróia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for COLUMBUS CREW BR. Renan Botelho charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renan Botelho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 played minutes Salqueiro got a freekick which was hit by Renan Botelho. Osvaldinho Travassos's late challenge caught a Salqueiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldinho Travassos helped the player get up and apologised. Osvaldinho Travassos hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Gernando Pombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Nelson Abraão 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. Horácio Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Horácio Mandrak's late challenge caught a Salqueiro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horácio Mandrak helped the player get up and apologised. Thiago Tróia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aloísio Meireles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 minutes of play, Salqueiro's Nelson Abraão made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mário Matos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Celso Zanette could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Thiago Tróia made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nelson Abraão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Aloísio Meireles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Horácio Mandrak came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the COLUMBUS CREW BR 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 Horácio Mandrak couldn't finish the play. Celso Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thiago Tróia having to interfere. Thiago Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio Meireles in the 61st minute of the match. In the 65th match minute, Salqueiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renan Botelho to maneuver through the defense. Nelson Abraão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Mário Matos made a huge save. In the 69th minute, Osvaldinho Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 71 minutes, Leonardo Coutinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the COLUMBUS CREW BR and the Salqueiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonardo Coutinho hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Nelson Abraão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salqueiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nelson Abraão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to COLUMBUS CREW BR getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Celso Zanette hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Salqueiro defense, Celso Zanette kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thiago Tróia. The Salqueiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thiago Tróia should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Nelson Abraão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salqueiro's supporters rose to their feet, but Nelson Abraão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mário Matos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thiago Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aloísio Meireles in the 85th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in COLUMBUS CREW BR's zone, Nelson Abraão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mário Matos came out of the goal and Nelson Abraão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Salqueiro's Renan Botelho suffered a sore thigh after 91 minutes and couldn't finish the game. COLUMBUS CREW BR's Horácio Mandrak got his second yellow card of the match in the 91st minute. The referee ordered Horácio Mandrak off the ground. Horácio Mandrak hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match.