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ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Vágner Pitta made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's Beto Aparecido sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodolfo Siqueira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 8th match minute, A A Arizona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Luís Bertassi to maneuver through the defense. 9 minutes in the game Dráusio de Salles did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Chicão Freire. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Beto Aparecido in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodolfo Siqueira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The throw-in from Edgar Godoi in the 14th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Lima. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Estevez Palmeira got a free kick in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Beto Aparecido notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of A A Arizona's Rodolfo Siqueira. Rodolfo Siqueira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute Beto Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Siqueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute of the match Cléber Palmeira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rodolfo Siqueira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pedro Luís Bertassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Renatinho Urbano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rodolfo Siqueira. A A Arizona's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rodolfo Siqueira came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by ITAFUT 4EVER's Orlando Mineiro. But to his dismay, Orlando Mineiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 36th minute, Sidney Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Beto Aparecido took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Rodolfo Siqueira to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orlando Mineiro was the one to do the kick off. A A Arizona's Rodolfo Siqueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Aparecido in the 57th minute of play. ITAFUT 4EVER's Sidney Lima got his second yellow card of the match in the 58th minute. The referee ordered Sidney Lima off the ground. After 59 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Sidney Lima. Rodolfo Siqueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Aparecido in the 64th minute of play. If Orlando Mineiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 79 played minutes A A Arizona got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Luís Bertassi. After having played for 81 minutes, Pedro Luís Bertassi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A A Arizona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Luís Bertassi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the A A Arizona defense, Edgar Baiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodolfo Siqueira. The A A Arizona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodolfo Siqueira should have stopped the shot. José Augusto Novaes took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodolfo Siqueira. Rodolfo Siqueira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. José Augusto Novaes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simão Sena got free with Emerson Leão in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the A A Arizona players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ITAFUT 4EVER.