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ARENA ISKAR
Spectators: 7313 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 100) Aloísio Alcântara, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Angelo Rezende made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Richard Meirelles sent off a good shot on target. 14 minutes into the match, Crato's goalkeeper Angelo Rezende had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Richard Meirelles. A collision led to Crato getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Diamantino Soeiro hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Crato's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Meirelles came free, but Angelo Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Crato's Angelo Rezende got control of the ball when Richard Meirelles tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Vítor Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd match minute, Crato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diamantino Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. Cauan Macedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angelo Rezende having to make a save. Richard Meirelles's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Angelo Rezende skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 31 minutes into the game, ISKAR's Richard Meirelles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angelo Rezende made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Duarte Urbano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandrinho Lago having to interfere. Richard Meirelles's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Angelo Rezende firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 42nd match minute, Crato was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diamantino Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the match, Crato's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Meirelles came free, but Angelo Rezende reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Alfredo Matos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Angelo Rezende. That made the score 2-0 in the 47 minute of play. 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. Dé Magalhães was the one to do the kick off. Angelo Rezende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ISKAR fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when ISKAR's Richard Meirelles looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Angelo Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Matos in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Alfredo Matos made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Rezende. Crato's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Crato's Angelo Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Meirelles in the 84th minute of play. Angelo Rezende didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Richard Meirelles went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alfredo Matos in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Angelo Rezende saved Crato from getting behind. When Ramiro de Moraes fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crato's protests and gave Ramiro de Moraes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Crato getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Ramiro de Moraes hit a great ball. After 97 minutes of play, ISKAR's Richard Meirelles made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Rezende was left in no man's land by his defense there! ISKAR'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.