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Arena McLove
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Fluminense Football Club's Nelson da Fonseca 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. After 5 minutes of play, Fluminense Football Club's Nelson da Fonseca made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Cordarryl was left in no man's land by his defense there! Humberto Xavier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th match minute, McLove was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Egemen Akman to maneuver through the defense. Arif Egemen Akman charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arif Egemen Akman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th minute, Arif Egemen Akman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arif Egemen Akman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. McLove's Donato Dias got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Kauan Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caetano dos Santos hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Kauan Sousa took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Artur Coutinho to make any attempt to save it. If Arif Egemen Akman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Coutinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donato Dias in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fluminense Football Club's goalkeeper Artur Coutinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fluminense Football Club's Artur Coutinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Fluminense Football Club from getting a goal against them. Artur Coutinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donato Dias in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arif Egemen Akman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Nelson da Fonseca dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alvaro Cordarryl, 1-2. In the 61st minute, Arif Egemen Akman 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. When Otávio Arantes fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored McLove's protests and gave Otávio Arantes a yellow card for diving instead. Otávio Arantes hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 74 played minutes Fluminense Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Régis de Lara. 75 minutes into the match, Arif Egemen Akman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artur Coutinho. Fluminense Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arif Egemen Akman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Kauan Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Artur Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wágner Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd match minute, Fluminense Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Terra to maneuver through the defense. McLove's Kauan Sousa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fluminense Football Club. Artur Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Dias in the 96th minute of play.