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ARENA MCKARTTNEY
Spectators: 6968 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raí Pinho kicked off to start the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Nicolas Silva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MckarttneyFC's Nicolas Mandrak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nicolas Mandrak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolas Silva's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Nicolas Mandrak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. With a little luck, Taitinga FC's Luizinho Botelho got control of the ball when Nilmar Mendonça tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicolas Silva might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicolas Mandrak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolas Silva ran back to his position shaking his head. MckarttneyFC's Nicolas Mandrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Silva in the 13th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Válbson Ramalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Mandrak was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Nicolas Mandrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Silva in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolas Silva in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicolas Mandrak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Taitinga FC's Luizinho Botelho got control of the ball when Nilmar Mendonça tried to sneak it across the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Taitinga FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Francisco Guerra came free, but Luizinho Botelho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evaristo Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. With a little luck, Taitinga FC's Luizinho Botelho got control of the ball when João Francisco Guerra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luizinho Botelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Soares in the 31st minute of the match. If Válbson Ramalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MckarttneyFC's Nicolas Mandrak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Silva in the 34th minute of play. Taitinga FC's Luizinho Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raí Pinho in the 36th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilmar Mendonça got free with Luizinho Botelho in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Nilmar Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the MckarttneyFC 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 Nilmar Mendonça couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Taitinga FC's Luizinho Botelho got control of the ball when Silvério Soares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silvério Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, MckarttneyFC's Nilmar Mendonça dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Válbson Ramalho made the kick off in the second half. Taitinga FC's Luizinho Botelho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilmar Mendonça in the 53rd minute of play. Nicolas Silva in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicolas Mandrak, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nicolas Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Mandrak having to interfere. If Evaristo Eger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Mandrak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Eger in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Evaristo Eger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luizinho Botelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Francisco Guerra, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Válbson Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th match minute, MckarttneyFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frédson Esteves to maneuver through the defense. MckarttneyFC's Nicolas Mandrak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save MckarttneyFC from getting a goal against them. After 83 minutes, Silvério Soares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MckarttneyFC and the Taitinga FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Silvério Soares hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Evaristo Eger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Mandrak having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Silvério Soares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute, Válbson Ramalho got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pedro Luiz Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. MckarttneyFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.