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Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Téo Matorin made the kick off which started today's match. Fernão Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Vides, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the match, Viralitro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Berger came free, but Humberto Roderigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arlindo Maciel in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Humberto Roderigo saved Viralitro FC from getting behind. Ciro de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Roderigo having to interfere. Fernão Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Matorin in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Allan Vides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernão Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernão Damião came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Viralitro FC's Allan Vides. But to his dismay, Allan Vides quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Humberto Roderigo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ciro de Castro in the 22nd minute. Humberto Roderigo was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Daniel Berger capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Berger really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Graal Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Vides came free, but Fernão Damião reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Téo Matorin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Fernão Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernão Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Téo Matorin in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fernão Damião prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fernão Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Matorin in the 45th minute of play. Allan Vides hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arlindo Maciel to make the kick off. Fernão Damião made an important save on a dangerous shot by Téo Matorin in the 51st minute. With 53 minutes on the clock, Jonathan Zonta commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Graal Futebol Clube! Fernão Damião went to the wrong direction when Téo Matorin was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Jeremias Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Roderigo having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Téo Matorin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fernão Damião. That made the score 1-3 in the 61 minute of play. Fernão Damião didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Allan Vides went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Fernão Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ðurađ Pavić in the 69th minute of play. Humberto Roderigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 minutes, Ciro de Castro made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. Viralitro FC's Humberto Roderigo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Graal Futebol Clube's Ciro de Castro got a free kick in the 88th minute. Ðurađ Pavić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Fernão Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Viralitro FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Viralitro FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.