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Arena Ororubá
Spectators: 10884 (Terracing: 8164, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Turgut Soyuer took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, PREZULO FC's Ana Cristina seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ana Cristina the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of PREZULO FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ana Cristina had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin da Fonseca got free with Isaac Ferreira in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benjamin da Fonseca got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 21st minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. After 27 played minutes PREZULO FC got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Jobo. Isaac Ferreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastião Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamin da Fonseca in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isaac Ferreira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Isaac Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Yuan Zhen in the 40th minute of the match. Pesqueira City's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ionuț Iniesta in the 41st minute. In the 48th minute Benjamin da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Benjamin da Fonseca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pesqueira City's supporters rose to their feet, but Benjamin da Fonseca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isaac Ferreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benjamin da Fonseca to make the kick off. A collision led to PREZULO FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Celsinho Perez hit a great ball. In the 57th minute Pesqueira City were awarded a corner. Ionuț Iniesta went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Pesqueira City's corner Ionuț Iniesta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Isaac Ferreira quite easily take care of the ball. Isaac Ferreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 58th minute of the match. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pesqueira City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Shi Xi Zhen was slow to take the kick. During this time PREZULO FC's players had a chance to rest. It was a brilliant solo performance by PREZULO FC's Rob Lute when he shot the ball into the net to 2-1 in the 65th minute. PREZULO FC's Ferhat Sertuğ was substituted for Saulão Chettle. PREZULO FC made a substitution. Mari Balotelli replaced Turgut Soyuer. In the 70th minute, Sebastião Quintal made a precise shot to the right of Isaac Ferreira. PREZULO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Pesqueira City's Cristiano Bezerra was substituted for Ştefan Frunză. With a little luck, Pesqueira City's Mădălin Lunca got control of the ball when Betão de Brito tried to sneak it across the goal line. PREZULO FC were awarded a corner in the 75th minute after Pesqueira City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Shi Xi Zhen took the corner. 77 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin da Fonseca came free, but Isaac Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mădălin Lunca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mari Balotelli in the 78th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin da Fonseca came free, but Isaac Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celsinho Perez got free with Mădălin Lunca in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 92 minutes, Betão de Brito made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Pesqueira City's Mădălin Lunca tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. PREZULO FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.