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Ninho da Águia
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Severino Mattos kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Garay. When Tio Cabezon came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Ciruel Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tio Cabezon couldn't finish the play. Rômulo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tio Cabezon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes of play, Ciruel Academy's Tio Cabezon made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rômulo Neiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Tio Cabezon put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Rômulo Neiva. After a rather tough play, Flores da Cunha - RS's Eurico de Azevedo got a free kick in the 21st minute. Rômulo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tio Cabezon, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute Velasco Vives shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Flores da Cunha - RS's Chicão Silva got a free kick in the 25th minute. After 27 minutes of play, Ciruel Academy's Mohamed Garay made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rômulo Neiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Blasi Valcarcel fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ciruel Academy's protests and gave Blasi Valcarcel a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Blasi Valcarcel got a free kick in the 29th minute. The supporters of Flores da Cunha - RS booed when Ciruel Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Garay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rômulo Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Velasco Vives in the 33rd minute of the match. After 34 minutes of play, Ciruel Academy's Tio Cabezon made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rômulo Neiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the game, Ciruel Academy's Rufo Azofra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rômulo Neiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After having played for 44 minutes, Yiyo Jaen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ciruel Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yiyo Jaen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tio Cabezon was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Flores da Cunha - RS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eurico de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Rufo Azofra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rômulo Neiva. That made the score 0-6 in the 54 minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Tio Cabezon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rômulo Neiva. Flores da Cunha - RS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tio Cabezon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Flores da Cunha - RS's Rômulo Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Garay in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Tio Cabezon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rômulo Neiva. Flores da Cunha - RS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tio Cabezon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. 66 minutes into the match, Rufo Azofra dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rômulo Neiva, 0-9. Velasco Vives came free with the goalkeeper in the 71st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rômulo Neiva could save by the left post. In the 75th minute Tio Cabezon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rômulo Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tio Cabezon in the 77th minute of play. Rômulo Neiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rufo Azofra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rômulo Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Garay, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Tio Cabezon struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Rômulo Neiva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ciruel Academy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rufo Azofra in the 87th minute of play forced Flores da Cunha - RS's goalkeeper Rômulo Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Rufo Azofra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ciruel Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Rufo Azofra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rômulo Neiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 92 minutes, Sílvio Luiz Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flores da Cunha - RS and the Ciruel Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Flores da Cunha - RS getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Sílvio Luiz Pinheiro hit a great ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Tio Cabezon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ciruel Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tio Cabezon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute Tio Cabezon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rômulo Neiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emerson Tinoco hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Ciruel Academy played a much better game than Flores da Cunha - RS and deserved their victory. The Flores da Cunha - RS players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.