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Areia Branca
Spectators: 8422 (Terracing: 6317, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) 3 minutes into the match, Real Cobrinha FR's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Cruz came free, but Gianluigi Pagliuca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arturo Turner might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gianluigi Pagliuca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arturo Turner ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Real Cobrinha FR getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Hermínio Tavares hit a great ball. Celso Cruz took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gianluigi Pagliuca. Gianluigi Pagliuca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gianluigi Pagliuca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Cruz in the 15th minute of play. Gianluigi Pagliuca came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Celso Cruz. But to his dismay, Celso Cruz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 19 minutes into the game, João Carlos Maciel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Cobrinha FR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF the free kick. A collision led to Real Cobrinha FR getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. João Carlos Maciel hit a great ball. Gianluigi Pagliuca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Celso Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 21st minute Celso Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Pagliuca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 25 played minutes Real Cobrinha FR got a freekick which was hit by João Carlos Maciel. Celso Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gianluigi Pagliuca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Turner in the 32nd minute of play. Arturo Turner scored 0-4 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gianluigi Pagliuca, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gianluigi Pagliuca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celso Cruz in the 36th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Arturo Turner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gianluigi Pagliuca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 40th minute of the match Arturo Turner shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gianluigi Pagliuca showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Zhuo Yan Chao successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Zhuo Yan Chao was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Edmundo Veiga capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edmundo Veiga really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5.

The wind increased when Celso Cruz made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Real Cobrinha FR getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. João Carlos Maciel hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Celso Cruz put it in 1-6 from a short distance just to the right of Gianluigi Pagliuca. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celso Cruz in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluigi Pagliuca saved Real Cobrinha FR from getting behind. Gianluigi Pagliuca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Celso Cruz's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Cobrinha FR's goalkeeper Gianluigi Pagliuca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 1-7 became the score in the 63rd minute when Arturo Turner elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Edmundo Veiga hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Lauro Leite was substituted for Hélio Botelho. Lauro Leite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Gianluigi Pagliuca made a huge save. After 71 minutes of play, Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's Lauro Leite made it 1-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluigi Pagliuca was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 74th minute Arturo Turner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Pagliuca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Geovanni Mesquita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-9. After 79 minutes Real Cobrinha FR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arturo Turner who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Arturo Turner almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Real Cobrinha FR's Gianluigi Pagliuca did a great save. 79 minutes into the game Arturo Turner kicked a great long shot which passed Gianluigi Pagliuca straight ahead into the goal, Result 1-10. One couldn't see Arturo Turner behind all of his teammates who surrounded to congratulate him. Geovanni Mesquita didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-11 via right post in the game's 84th minute. Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Geovanni Mesquita succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-12 in the 89th playminute. In the 92nd match minute, Real Cobrinha FR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vinícius Quirino to maneuver through the defense. Geovanni Mesquita's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Gianluigi Pagliuca skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 95 minutes into the game, Hermínio Tavares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Cobrinha FR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Onze Bravos FC - FDFDF the free kick. Geovanni Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.