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Eighty-Three
Spectators: 8070 (Terracing: 6054, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Medero Gadea started the match with the kick off. Grzegorz Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robben Spoelberchs in the 3rd minute of play. Medero Gadea struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Tales Brito didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GeRaÇãO-83. 9 minutes into the match, GeRaÇãO-83's goal looked a bit too open when Jânio Sanches came free, but Grzegorz Siekierski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tales Brito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edin Džeko in the 17th minute. Castanheiro SC's Tales Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 21st minute of play. Grzegorz Siekierski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robben Spoelberchs in the 22nd minute of play. In the 31st minute, Edin Džeko reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tales Brito. The goal made the score 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jânio Sanches in the 34th minute of play forced GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Medero Gadea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tales Brito having to interfere. Grzegorz Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jânio Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute, Falcão Reis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Castanheiro SC's zone, Per-Oskar Ekgren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tales Brito came out of the goal and Per-Oskar Ekgren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute, Robben Spoelberchs made a precise shot to the right of Grzegorz Siekierski. GeRaÇãO-83's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After the first half Castanheiro SC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jânio Sanches to make the kick off. Gilberto Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. When Edin Džeko came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the GeRaÇãO-83 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 Edin Džeko couldn't finish the play. Fernando Toscano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grzegorz Siekierski having to interfere. With a little luck, GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski got control of the ball when Alfredo Stefano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 69 minutes, Grzegorz Siekierski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robben Spoelberchs in the 69th minute of play forced GeRaÇãO-83's goalkeeper Grzegorz Siekierski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredo Stefano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Grzegorz Siekierski made a huge save. GeRaÇãO-83's Grzegorz Siekierski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robben Spoelberchs in the 90th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Stefano got free with Grzegorz Siekierski in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alfredo Stefano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Grzegorz Siekierski made a huge save. 93 minutes into the match, Alfredo Stefano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Grzegorz Siekierski. GeRaÇãO-83's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredo Stefano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. When the match was over Castanheiro SC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than GeRaÇãO-83 throughout the match.