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Parque Antarctica
Spectators: 10886 (Terracing: 8165, Seating: 2504, VIP seats: 217) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lionel-Andrés Messi kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute, Daniel Sousa made a precise shot to the right of Vassilis Nentakis. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 2-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Frits van Gaal elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.E. Pindorama Eagles's goalkeeper Vassilis Nentakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thomás Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frits van Gaal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Ştefan Magheran got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thomás Toscano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frits van Gaal in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomás Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vassilis Nentakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by S.E. Pindorama Eagles's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atalay Turkay was slow to take the kick. During this time Capibaribe Stars's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Atalay Turkay almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Vassilis Nentakis did a great save. Thomás Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ştefan Magheran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 played minutes S.E. Pindorama Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Mafra. Vassilis Nentakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Thomás Toscano made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Lionel-Andrés Messi sent off a good shot on target. S.E. Pindorama Eagles made a substitution. Gugu Netto replaced Pasha Opara. The corner led S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Lionel-Andrés Messi to fire away a dangerous shot which Thomás Toscano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The supporters of Capibaribe Stars booed when S.E. Pindorama Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Mafra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vassilis Nentakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The audience was convinced that Daniel Sousa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vassilis Nentakis was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lionel-Andrés Messi got free with Thomás Toscano in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodrigo Mafra made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ştefan Magheran however managed to control.

With a little luck, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Vassilis Nentakis got control of the ball when Daniel Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Capibaribe Stars's goalkeeper Thomás Toscano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Inácio Ponta was substituted for Juvenal Antunes. In the 71st minute, Daniel Sousa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vassilis Nentakis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Capibaribe Stars's Hicham Al Azka was substituted for Daşdämir Albändiyev. The supporters of Capibaribe Stars booed when S.E. Pindorama Eagles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodrigo Mafra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Daniel Sousa might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vassilis Nentakis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daniel Sousa ran back to his position shaking his head. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Vassilis Nentakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Sousa in the 80th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Daniel Sousa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Capibaribe Stars fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Capibaribe Stars walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.