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Matrinchã
Spectators: 6484 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 300, VIP seats: 160) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Toro Grana made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Negri in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kęstutis Raziulis saved Rio Arinos from getting behind. In the 9th minute, Toro Grana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rio Arinos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After having played for 17 minutes, Toro Grana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rio Arinos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toro Grana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Rio Arinos booed when ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elano Rezende didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute João Pedro Nogueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kęstutis Raziulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Negri in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kęstutis Raziulis saved Rio Arinos from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Luiz Soeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kęstutis Raziulis was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Rodolfo Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Paulo Romero having to interfere. José Paulo Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toro Grana, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. José Paulo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toro Grana in the 41st minute of the match. Rio Arinos's Kęstutis Raziulis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elano Rezende in the 45th minute of play.

≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ made a substitution. Váldson Urbano replaced Manuel Negri. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcelinho Costa was the one to do the kick off. José Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toro Grana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Toro Grana came free, but José Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Váldson Urbano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Kęstutis Raziulis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Rio Arinos's Ren Yang Bang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Paulo Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Elano Rezende dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kęstutis Raziulis, 1-1. If Elano Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 74th minute Elano Rezende shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kęstutis Raziulis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. José Paulo Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kęstutis Raziulis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elano Rezende in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Rezende in the 85th minute of play forced Rio Arinos's goalkeeper Kęstutis Raziulis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Paulo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toro Grana in the 86th minute of the match. When Ren Yang Bang fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio Arinos's protests and gave Ren Yang Bang a yellow card for diving instead. With his leg Kęstutis Raziulis managed to avoid a goal in the 90thth minute, when ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Marcelinho Costa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 92 minutes into the match, Rio Arinos's goalkeeper Kęstutis Raziulis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelinho Costa. Váldson Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Rio Arinos players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.