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São Pilares
Spectators: 7304 (Terracing: 5479, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 145) Luís Fernando Gaspar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Yan de Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6thth minute of the game Luís Fernando Gaspar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Uruguai's Yan de Lara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yan de Lara stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Fernando Gaspar's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fernando Gaspar in the 25th minute of play forced Deportivo Uruguai's goalkeeper Yan de Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enio de Sena made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diogo Souto in the 27th minute. Luís Fernando Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yan de Lara having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Urawa Reds FC's Luís Fernando Gaspar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yan de Lara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 34th minute, Nestor Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Luís Fernando Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Urawa Reds FC 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 Luís Fernando Gaspar couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Uruguai's zone, Enéas Tinoco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yan de Lara came out of the goal and Enéas Tinoco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yan de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fernando Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 43 minutes into the match, Luís Fernando Gaspar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yan de Lara. Deportivo Uruguai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Fernando Gaspar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Luís Fernando Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Urawa Reds FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yuri Godoi made a kick off. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Luís Fernando Gaspar sped through Deportivo Uruguai's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yan de Lara. When Luís Fernando Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Urawa Reds FC 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 Luís Fernando Gaspar couldn't finish the play. Luís Fernando Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yan de Lara having to interfere. When Enéas Tinoco came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Urawa Reds FC 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 Enéas Tinoco couldn't finish the play. Yan de Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fernando Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. After a rather tough play, Urawa Reds FC's Jo Reichert got a free kick in the 67th minute. Yuri Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Enio de Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Luís Fernando Gaspar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yan de Lara was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. If Luís Fernando Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dorival Pimenta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Enio de Sena. Urawa Reds FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Yan de Lara made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Attila Berkes sent off a good shot on target. Luís Fernando Gaspars short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Yan de Lara to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 87 played minutes Deportivo Uruguai got a freekick which was hit by Miguel Rossi. If Luís Fernando Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Fernando Gaspar in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yan de Lara saved Deportivo Uruguai from getting behind. Urawa Reds FC'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.