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Espera
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afonsinho Rocha kicked off to start the match. Lúcio Terra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonsinho Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Erik de Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Emerson Marquez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lúcio Terra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonsinho Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 minutes of play, Espera's Afonsinho Rocha made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lúcio Terra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Espera's Emerson Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik de Castro in the 23rd minute of play. Emerson Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik de Castro in the 26th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Espera's goal looked a bit too open when Glauco Sabóia came free, but Emerson Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Espera's goal looked a bit too open when Erik de Castro came free, but Emerson Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Afonsinho Rocha in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lúcio Terra saved Barsemlona FC from getting behind. The supporters of Espera booed when Barsemlona FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Messias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Glauco Sabóia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barsemlona FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Glauco Sabóia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Espera's Emerson Marquez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik de Castro in the 45th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erik de Castro in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emerson Marquez saved Espera from getting behind. The Espera players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Barsemlona FC were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erik de Castro to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik de Castro in the 51st minute of play forced Espera's goalkeeper Emerson Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lúcio Terra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Dias in the 52nd minute of play. Emerson Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Erik de Castro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erik de Castro had several of the Espera's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 58 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-3 score and a disappointed Emerson Marquez as he didn't even see the shot coming. Glauco Sabóia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Emerson Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emerson Marquez was a little too slow when Rafael Guimarães got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 1-4. In the 73rd minute, Vito Vieira made a precise shot to the right of Lúcio Terra. Barsemlona FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. 78 minutes into the match, Espera's goalkeeper Emerson Marquez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erik de Castro. With an all-out effort, Barsemlona FC's Emerson Marquez threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Erik de Castro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Glauco Sabóia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erik de Castro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Emerson Marquez skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 87 minutes Espera's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luiz Fernando Paulista who took care of the corner kick. Barsemlona FC's Luiz Fernando Paulista was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Emerson Marquez in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvério Romero during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Espera fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! Emerson Marquez went to the wrong direction when Luiz Fernando Paulista was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Erik de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emerson Marquez having to interfere. After 98 played minutes Barsemlona FC got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Lara. Barsemlona 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.