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Urbânia Park
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Robin Steckamp kicked off to start the match. Chris Hudson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Iuri Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of João Carlos Vianna's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Vertiplano FC's Iuri Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Donato in the 14th minute of play. Marian Gârneț hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Wambalamba FC's Brian Finnman couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 18th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Vertiplano FC. Juarês Donato hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Edmílson Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cris Courtois having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Vertiplano FC's zone, Juarês Donato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iuri Silva came out of the goal and Juarês Donato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Iuri Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Donato in the 37th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 39 minutes, Cris Courtois successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Vertiplano FC's Alessandro Prado got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Iuri Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Carlos Vianna in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edmílson Montenegro to strike the kick off in the second half. Iuri Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Carlos Vianna in the 52nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Vertiplano FC's Iuri Silva got control of the ball when Brian Finnman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cris Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Hudson, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Prado in the 63rd minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute of the match Vertiplano FC got a corner. Wambalamba FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chris Hudson ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Vertiplano FC's Inocencio Gacitúa to fire away a dangerous shot which Cris Courtois despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmílson Montenegro came free, but Cris Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes Vertiplano FC got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Prado. João Carlos Vianna kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes Wambalamba FC got a freekick which was hit by Jacek Przybyciel. A collision led to Vertiplano FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Inocencio Gacitúa hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Robin Steckamp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wambalamba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Robin Steckamp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Iuri Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cris Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chris Hudson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Vertiplano FC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Inocencio Gacitúa hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling João Carlos Vianna in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Iuri Silva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cris Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Prado in the 92nd minute of play. Iuri Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Carlos Vianna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th match minute, Vertiplano FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Arantes to maneuver through the defense. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.