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Velho Barreiro Arena
Spectators: 6662 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Válbson Ramalho took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Taitinga FC's Válbson Ramalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Alves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Enrique Alves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Silva in the 6th minute of play. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Evaristo Eger sped through Carlton Blends's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Enrique Alves. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nicolas Silva in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enrique Alves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luizinho Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Barbosa in the 13th minute of play. In the 14th match minute, Carlton Blends was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomás Miranda to maneuver through the defense. Evaristo Eger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Enrique Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enrique Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. If Nicolas Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, Taitinga FC's Válbson Ramalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Alves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nicolas Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 28 minutes into the match, Carlton Blends's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Silva came free, but Enrique Alves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 played minutes Carlton Blends got a freekick which was hit by Thomás Miranda. Enrique Alves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nicolas Silva's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. When Taitinga FC's Nicolas Silva in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Carlton Blends's goalie prevented a goal. In the 33rd minute Nico Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizinho Botelho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evaristo Eger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arthur Cerezo hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Nicolas Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Alves having to interfere. Válbson Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Taitinga FC! Isaltino Trigo shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After the first half Taitinga FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nico Barbosa to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Válbson Ramalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enrique Alves was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 54 minutes into the match, Taitinga FC's Válbson Ramalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Alves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Evaristo Eger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Enrique Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thomás Miranda hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Taitinga FC's Marcos Arantes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Enrique Alves. Enrique Alves yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Nicolas Silva got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience was convinced that Válbson Ramalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Enrique Alves was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Taitinga FC's Evaristo Eger has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 63rd minute. Enrique Alves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Eger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcos Arantes got free with Enrique Alves in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcos Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Enrique Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evaristo Eger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrique Alves having to interfere. When Evaristo Eger came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Taitinga 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 Evaristo Eger couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Nicolas Silva sped through Carlton Blends's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Enrique Alves. If Marcos Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válbson Ramalho in the 82nd minute of play forced Carlton Blends's goalkeeper Enrique Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Carlton Blends's goalkeeper Enrique Alves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Enrique Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Válbson Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After having played for 87 minutes, Nicolas Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taitinga FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolas Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Válbson Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Carlton Blends's Enrique Alves got control of the ball when Evaristo Eger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Enrique Alves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Eger, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Carlton Blends fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Taitinga FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.