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Claretiana
Spectators: 7171 (Terracing: 5380, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) Mengarda FC's Carlos Augusto Teixeira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Vladimir Bastos didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 3rd minute. Claretiana's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Carlos Augusto Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Christiano Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Claretiana getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Edinho Antunes hit a great ball. Carlos Augusto Teixeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fiori Berger charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fiori Berger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Vladimir Bastos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Claretiana's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimir Bastos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuca Pires breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 20 minutes of play Claretiana's Fiori Berger was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 20th minute, Fiori Berger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Robinho Ortiz came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Mengarda 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 Robinho Ortiz couldn't finish the play. When Agostinho Favoretto fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Claretiana's protests and gave Agostinho Favoretto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd minute, Agostinho Favoretto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Augusto Teixeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christiano Arósio having to interfere. After having played for 25 minutes, Robinho Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mengarda FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robinho Ortiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 26 minutes, Carlos Augusto Teixeira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mengarda FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Augusto Teixeira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robinho Ortiz in the 28th minute of play forced Claretiana's goalkeeper Christiano Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Robinho Ortiz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christiano Arósio. Claretiana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robinho Ortiz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Carlos Augusto Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Christiano Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mengarda FC defense, Vladimir Bastos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuca Pires. The Mengarda FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuca Pires should have stopped the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vladimir Bastos was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th minute Vladimir Bastos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuca Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robinho Ortiz got free with Christiano Arósio in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Augusto Teixeira in the 66th minute of play forced Claretiana's goalkeeper Christiano Arósio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Vladimir Bastos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuca Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Carlos Augusto Teixeira dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Christiano Arósio, 3-3. 74 minutes into the match, Claretiana's Vladimir Bastos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Samuca Pires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Samuca Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vladimir Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vladimir Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Samuca Pires tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christiano Arósio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Robinho Ortiz in the 83rd minute. A hard shot 85 in the game by Robinho Ortiz from a close distance when the talented Christiano Arósio managed to make a qualified save. Claretiana's players were relieved. In the 86th minute, Robinho Ortiz 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. Carlos Augusto Teixeira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Augusto Teixeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Christiano Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mengarda FC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.