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ARENA CAPIXABA
Spectators: 6780 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cacá Damião made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Cacá Damião hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anıl Ege Akşin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cacá Damião in the 6th minute of the match. Rubens Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sacit Lütufkâr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, Trahira's goal looked a bit too open when Laerte Ferraz came free, but Rubens Ferraz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cacá Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anıl Ege Akşin was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. A collision led to Trahira getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Cacá Damião hit a great ball. Rubens Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sacit Lütufkâr in the 18th minute of the match. Trahira's Rubens Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Pedro Brito in the 26th minute of play. When Oscar da Silveira fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trahira's protests and gave Oscar da Silveira a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Trahira getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Oscar da Silveira hit a great ball. João Adolfo Severo got in the 28th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Rubens Ferraz handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 30 minutes into the game, Trahira's Sílvio Pombal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anıl Ege Akşin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 35th minute Trahira were awarded a corner. Cacá Damião went to the cornerflag to take it. Cacá Damião made a great header on Trahira's corner, it was just that FLAMENGO's Anıl Ege Akşin managed to reach the ball for a save. After 39 played minutes Trahira got a freekick which was hit by Cacá Damião. João Adolfo Severo came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rubens Ferraz could save by the left post. Rubens Ferraz was a little too slow when Zé Pedro Brito got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zé Pedro Brito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FLAMENGO's Anıl Ege Akşin got control of the ball when Cacá Damião tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Zé Pedro Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot. FLAMENGO's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Pedro Brito was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rubens Ferraz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 58 minutes into the match, João Adolfo Severo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rubens Ferraz. Trahira's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Adolfo Severo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When Cacá Damião fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Trahira's protests and gave Cacá Damião a yellow card for diving instead. When Sacit Lütufkâr came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the FLAMENGO 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 Sacit Lütufkâr couldn't finish the play. Cacá Damião fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anıl Ege Akşin having to interfere. A collision led to FLAMENGO getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Felippe Bueno hit a great ball. FLAMENGO's João Adolfo Severo got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rubens Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Pedro Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Adolfo Severo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Rubens Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rubens Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chu Chao Xiao, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Adolfo Severo in the 77th minute of play forced Trahira's goalkeeper Rubens Ferraz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 79 minutes, Cacá Damião managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trahira's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cacá Damião was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zé Pedro Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Rubens Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Adolfo Severo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Paulo Renato Prado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anıl Ege Akşin having to interfere. In the 91st minute Zé Pedro Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rubens Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute Sacit Lütufkâr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rubens Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FLAMENGO were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Trahira for a fine match.