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FARROUPILHA
Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kléberson Novaes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Doru Bistreanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Antônio Carlos Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dagoberto Faria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléberson Novaes in the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Doru Bistreanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antônio Carlos Mesquita was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 13 minutes, Clayton Gerson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escobar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clayton Gerson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Doru Bistreanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antônio Carlos Mesquita having to make a save. After having played for 18 minutes, Doru Bistreanu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Escobar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Doru Bistreanu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Escobar's Clayton Gerson got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doru Bistreanu took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antônio Carlos Mesquita. Antônio Carlos Mesquita dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Doru Bistreanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Antônio Carlos Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Davi Branco charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Davi Branco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Davi Branco hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. FC ALEGRETE's Antônio Carlos Mesquita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo de Queirós in the 39th minute of play. Doru Bistreanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio Carlos Mesquita having to interfere. If Jânio Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Doru Bistreanu made the kick off in the second half. Doru Bistreanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Antônio Carlos Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rodrigo de Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Escobar 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 Rodrigo de Queirós couldn't finish the play. Doru Bistreanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antônio Carlos Mesquita having to make a save. Doru Bistreanu had several of the FC ALEGRETE's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 62 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-4 score and a disappointed Antônio Carlos Mesquita as he didn't even see the shot coming. After some careless play in the FC ALEGRETE defense, Jânio Fantini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antônio Carlos Mesquita. The FC ALEGRETE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antônio Carlos Mesquita should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the FC ALEGRETE defense, Clayton Gerson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antônio Carlos Mesquita. The FC ALEGRETE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antônio Carlos Mesquita should have stopped the shot. After 74 played minutes FC ALEGRETE got a freekick which was hit by Cauan Antunes. Doru Bistreanu scored 0-7 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antônio Carlos Mesquita, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Antônio Carlos Mesquita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clayton Gerson in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Doru Bistreanu notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of FC ALEGRETE's Antônio Carlos Mesquita. Antônio Carlos Mesquita was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, FC ALEGRETE's Antônio Carlos Mesquita got control of the ball when Doru Bistreanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Norberto Batista's late challenge caught a Escobar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Norberto Batista helped the player get up and apologised. Norberto Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Antônio Carlos Mesquita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doru Bistreanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC ALEGRETE's zone, Davi Branco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antônio Carlos Mesquita came out of the goal and Davi Branco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Doru Bistreanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Murillo Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.