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Cuba
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) If Alberto Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Paredes in the 15th minute of play forced Cuba's goalkeeper André Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cuba's zone, Lucas Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Amaral came out of the goal and Lucas Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 21st minute Amílcar Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Paredes in the 23rd minute of the match. André Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amílcar Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Júlio Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Coimbra in the 33rd minute of the match. Gil Vale hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. André Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amílcar Fontes in the 36th minute of play. After 38 played minutes Inviando FC got a freekick which was hit by José Castro. Armando Paredes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Amílcar Fontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inviando FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Amílcar Fontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Alberto Coimbra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Inviando FC's Vítor Matias broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Júlio Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Coimbra, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th match minute, Cuba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Rocha to maneuver through the defense. When Amílcar Fontes came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Inviando FC 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 Amílcar Fontes couldn't finish the play. Cuba's André Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amílcar Fontes in the 69th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Gil Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Cuba's zone, Amílcar Fontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Amaral came out of the goal and Amílcar Fontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gil Vale charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gil Vale the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cuba getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Gil Vale hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cuba's zone, Amílcar Fontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. André Amaral came out of the goal and Amílcar Fontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 77 minutes into the match, Cuba's José Rocha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Júlio Barros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Armando Paredes scored 1-1 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of André Amaral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 82 minutes into the match, Cuba's goalkeeper André Amaral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Paredes. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Amílcar Fontes took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for André Amaral to make any attempt to save it. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Armando Paredes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inviando FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Paredes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Cuba's André Amaral got control of the ball when Armando Paredes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Amílcar Fontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Amaral having to interfere. The Inviando FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Inviando FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.