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Lizard´s Arena
Spectators: 7303 (Terracing: 5478, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabinho Alvarenga kicked off to start the match. Marcinho Marquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Dênis Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tales Teles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Aguiar having to interfere. A collision led to Barcelona getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Benê Maciel hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celso Porto in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lino Aguiar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the match, Barcelona's Tales Teles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lino Aguiar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dênis Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabinho Alvarenga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dênis Romero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ramiro Machado went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Dênis Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcinho Marquez in the 29th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raúl de Godoi during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Barcelona's Raúl de Godoi got a free kick in the 29th minute. A collision led to Barcelona getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Benê Maciel hit a great ball. Celso Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Lino Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th minute Tales Teles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lino Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Celso Porto was the one to do the kick off. Barcelona's Dênis Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcinho Marquez in the 54th minute of play. Celso Porto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Lino Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lúcio Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Celso Porto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Aguiar having to interfere. In the 63rd minute Caetano Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dênis Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 65 minutes, Tales Teles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barcelona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tales Teles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Barcelona getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Benê Maciel hit a great ball. In the 71st minute, Tales Teles 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. Lúcio Brito hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Marcinho Marquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Dênis Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Barcelona defense, Osvaldinho Moura kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dênis Romero. The Barcelona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dênis Romero should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcinho Marquez in the 82nd minute of play forced Barcelona's goalkeeper Dênis Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané Reis hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Porto in the 88th minute of play forced Amigo do Lagarteichon's goalkeeper Lino Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tales Teles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lino Aguiar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Dênis Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabinho Alvarenga in the 94th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Amigo do Lagarteichon fans cheered their team off the field, for while Barcelona had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.