Estádio Ronaldo
Spectators: 7176 (Terracing: 5685,
Seating: 1340, VIP seats: 151) In the 6th minute, Real Cruzeiro FC's Laerte dos Santos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Esteve Iratxo. Esteve Iratxo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Kekambas FC's Esteve Iratxo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Kekambas FC from getting a goal against them. In the 11th minute of the match Kekambas FC got a corner. Real Cruzeiro FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leonel Enaut ran over to the corner to take the kick. Kekambas FC's Alonzo Pirro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Frank Bertassi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 12th minute, Andrézinho Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Segundo Dimo fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kekambas FC's protests and gave Segundo Dimo a yellow card for diving instead. Frank Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Dimo in the 20th minute of the match. Frank Bertassi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonel Enaut's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After a rather tough play, Real Cruzeiro FC's Franklin Messias got a free kick in the 25th minute. After 25 played minutes, Kekambas FC's Leonel Enaut shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Frank Bertassi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kekambas FC reached it. Alonzo Pirro kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Frank Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fidel Vidal, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Alonzo Pirro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Leonel Enaut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Leonel Enaut notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Real Cruzeiro FC's Frank Bertassi. Frank Bertassi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 47 minutes into the game, Alonzo Pirro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kekambas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Cruzeiro FC the free kick. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valdir Tepedino to strike the kick off in the second half. Esteve Iratxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Nazário De Lima in the 52nd minute of play. After 57 minutes, Alfonso Gonzales mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kekambas FC and the Real Cruzeiro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Real Cruzeiro FC booed when Kekambas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfonso Gonzales didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Leonel Enaut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Bertassi was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. In the 62nd minute, Andrézinho Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Kekambas FC's Romulo Orlandus got a free kick in the 65th minute. Esteve Iratxo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronaldo Nazário De Lima went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Kekambas FC's Leonel Enaut in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Cruzeiro FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Frank Bertassi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Real Cruzeiro FC's Andrézinho Mattos got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute, Israel Osoro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kekambas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Romulo Orlandus charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romulo Orlandus the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Kekambas FC's Romulo Orlandus got a free kick in the 79th minute. A collision led to Kekambas FC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Israel Osoro hit a great ball. Frank Bertassi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alonzo Pirro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 played minutes Real Cruzeiro FC got a freekick which was hit by Christiano de Barros. Frank Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Enaut, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Frank Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonzo Pirro, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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