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Espigão Steamrollers
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roneixon Siqueira kicked off to start the match. Espigão Steamrollers's attentive Leandro Gil managed to snatch the ball when Fang Yong Qiang made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Bergwijn in the 9th minute of play forced Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Roneixon Siqueira kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kıvanç Bengi. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Fang Yong Qiang threw the ball into play from the sideline. Espigão Steamrollers's Leandro Gil quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Roneixon Siqueira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Kıvanç Bengi made a huge save. Litoral EC - CIMZ's Kıvanç Bengi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Litoral EC - CIMZ from getting a goal against them. 22 minutes into the match, Litoral EC - CIMZ's goalkeeper Kıvanç Bengi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kara Bhattacharya. The audience was convinced that Steven Bergwijn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gonçalo de Medeiros was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. In the 30th minute Ángel Romero suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Fang Yong Qiang's late challenge caught a Espigão Steamrollers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fang Yong Qiang helped the player get up and apologised. Espigão Steamrollers's Yuri Paranaense was substituted for Ángel Romero. After 30 played minutes Litoral EC - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Fang Yong Qiang. Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steven Bergwijn in the 33rd minute of play. Gonçalo de Medeiros came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Litoral EC - CIMZ's Steven Bergwijn. But to his dismay, Steven Bergwijn quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Kıvanç Bengi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roneixon Siqueira in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Fang Yong Qiang threw the ball into play from the sideline. Espigão Steamrollers's Leandro Gil quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 47th minute, Roneixon Siqueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Litoral EC - CIMZ booed when Espigão Steamrollers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roneixon Siqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Steven Bergwijn made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Espigão Steamrollers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 柳远桑 to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Espigão Steamrollers's Otto Sudaryanto got a free kick in the 55th minute. After 58 played minutes Espigão Steamrollers got a freekick which was hit by Otto Sudaryanto. After 65 minutes, Otto Sudaryanto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espigão Steamrollers and the Litoral EC - CIMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Espigão Steamrollers:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Litoral EC - CIMZ:s goal. With an all-out effort, Litoral EC - CIMZ's Gonçalo de Medeiros threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Steven Bergwijn, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Otto Sudaryanto kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Litoral EC - CIMZ made a substitution. Joseph Joestar replaced Steven Bergwijn. A collision led to Espigão Steamrollers getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Otto Sudaryanto hit a great ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Joseph Joestar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Litoral EC - CIMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joseph Joestar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gonçalo de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joseph Joestar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Gonçalo de Medeiros successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Espigão Steamrollers defense, Joseph Joestar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gonçalo de Medeiros. The Espigão Steamrollers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gonçalo de Medeiros should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Litoral EC - CIMZ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.