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Céu Trovejante
Spectators: 8439 (Terracing: 6330, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Gianpaolo Lovera started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Geovanni Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Xander Goos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Centenales in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Família Ressaca MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Gianpaolo Lovera came free, but Cleto Gonza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Família Ressaca MZ's zone, Gianpaolo Lovera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cleto Gonza came out of the goal and Gianpaolo Lovera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 23rd minute Natalio Centenales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xander Goos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shen Sang Hao in the 25th minute of play forced Família Ressaca MZ's goalkeeper Cleto Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xander Goos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natalio Centenales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raphael Veiga was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Cleto Gonza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael Veiga in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Família Ressaca MZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carlos Leão was slow to take the kick. During this time Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. With his leg Cleto Gonza managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Shen Sang Hao fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dráusio Albuquerque kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Cleto Gonza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shen Sang Hao in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to Tarrasque Voador F.C. getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Léo Paz hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Geovanni Baptista made the kick off in the second half. Família Ressaca MZ's Cleto Gonza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gianpaolo Lovera in the 50th minute of play. Cleto Gonza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gianpaolo Lovera's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. With an all-out effort, Família Ressaca MZ's Xander Goos threw himself towards the right post 55 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Geovanni Baptista, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 56 minutes of play, Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s Gianpaolo Lovera made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cleto Gonza was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tarrasque Voador F.C. made a substitution. Nicklas Lindström replaced Artur de Andrade. Tarrasque Voador F.C. made a substitution. Emanuel Leite replaced Gianpaolo Lovera. Shen Sang Hao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 66 played minutes Tarrasque Voador F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Lionel-Andrés Messi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Centenales in the 75th minute of play forced Tarrasque Voador F.C.'s goalkeeper Xander Goos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Shen Sang Hao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cleto Gonza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xander Goos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovanni Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute, Natalio Centenales left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Família Ressaca MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Geovanni Baptista did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Xander Goos 87 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute Shen Sang Hao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cleto Gonza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natalio Centenales received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Xander Goos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.