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Lion Club
Spectators: 6200 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Enzo Avesani started the match with the kick off. Giovanni Sousa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Enzo Avesani went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Enzo Avesani took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giovanni Sousa. Giovanni Sousa 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Avesani in the 15th minute of play forced Clube 2 de Agosto's goalkeeper Giovanni Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Enzo Avesani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Avesani in the 24th minute of play forced Clube 2 de Agosto's goalkeeper Giovanni Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 0-3 became the score in the 27th minute when Enzo Avesani elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Avesani in the 29th minute of play forced Clube 2 de Agosto's goalkeeper Giovanni Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovanni Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Avesani in the 38th minute of the match. Marcus Cerezo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Sousa having to interfere. Marcus Cerezo hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. If Enzo Avesani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 55th minute, Ruy Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Marcus Cerezo managed to get in a good position for a shot. UNIDOS DA PRAIA GRANDE's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Cerezo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giovanni Sousa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 57th minute, Natã Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enzo Avesani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Sousa having to interfere. Enzo Avesani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 69th match minute, Clube 2 de Agosto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdo Pires to maneuver through the defense. Júnior Guerra charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Júnior Guerra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd minute Eleuterio Urko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 87 minutes, Marcus Cerezo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. UNIDOS DA PRAIA GRANDE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcus Cerezo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Clube 2 de Agosto's goalkeeper Giovanni Sousa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Enzo Avesani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Sousa having to interfere. UNIDOS DA PRAIA GRANDE's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.