Arena Uruguai
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Beppe Zoff started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Beppe Zoff came free, but Oleg Timofeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mathias dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Domenico Sabatino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mathias dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Jano Cavalcante's late challenge caught a Sorci Viola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jano Cavalcante helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sorci Viola booed when Montevideo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jano Cavalcante didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 14th minute, Anselmo Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jano Cavalcantes short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Domenico Sabatino to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Jano Cavalcante was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 20 minutes had been played. Jano Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Mathias dos Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Domenico Sabatino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mathias dos Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. Montevideo's Oleg Timofeev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Zoff in the 27th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Anfilogino Chiola came free, but Oleg Timofeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Montevideo getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Anselmo Valladares hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Beppe Zoff made a precise shot to the right of Oleg Timofeev. Montevideo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Damiano Iezzi hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the match, Montevideo's goal looked a bit too open when Anfilogino Chiola came free, but Oleg Timofeev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 37 minutes, Mathias dos Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montevideo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mathias dos Santos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mathias dos Santos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Montevideo booed when Sorci Viola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anfilogino Chiola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute Mathias dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Domenico Sabatino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathias dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Anfilogino Chiola left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sorci Viola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 69th minute, Laerte Paraíba made a precise shot to the right of Domenico Sabatino. Sorci Viola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Anfilogino Chiola took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oleg Timofeev. Oleg Timofeev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After a defensive mix-up in Sorci Viola's zone, Anselmo Valladares stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Domenico Sabatino came out of the goal and Anselmo Valladares tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mathias dos Santos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Domenico Sabatino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domenico Sabatino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mathias dos Santos went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. If Laerte Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clóvis Paraense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Domenico Sabatino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Damiano Montini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 96 minutes, Mathias dos Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montevideo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mathias dos Santos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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