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ARENA DOS CARECAS
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Clayton Sergi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tony Chaves made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Victor Bramble sent off a good shot on target. CarecaNeles F.C.'s Thommy Jadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Madureira in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, SE Palestra Itália's Richard Mendes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thommy Jadis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Tony Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Bramble, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. CarecaNeles F.C.'s Thommy Jadis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Mendes in the 14th minute of play. When SE Palestra Itália's Clayton Sergi in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CarecaNeles F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Bruno Dias struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Thommy Jadis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SE Palestra Itália. Thommy Jadis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clayton Sergi in the 19th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, CarecaNeles F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristóvão Madureira came free, but Thommy Jadis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thommy Jadis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristóvão Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Victor Bramble fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Chaves having to interfere. Victor Bramble blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tony Chaves having to make a save. Thommy Jadis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clayton Sergi in the 36th minute of play. Victor Bramble blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tony Chaves having to make a save. Tony Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor Bramble, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A collision led to SE Palestra Itália getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Caetano Félix hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, CarecaNeles F.C.'s Daniël Orange got a free kick in the 45th minute. César Madureira made in the 47th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by SE Palestra Itália's Luiz Fabiano Duarte. Thommy Jadis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richard Mendes's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Bramble in the 51st minute of play forced SE Palestra Itália's goalkeeper Tony Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristóvão Madureira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Thommy Jadis made a huge save. After 55 minutes of play, CarecaNeles F.C.'s Zhuang Xi Qiang made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tony Chaves was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in CarecaNeles F.C.'s zone, Richard Mendes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thommy Jadis came out of the goal and Richard Mendes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Clayton Sergi might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thommy Jadis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Clayton Sergi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 66th minute of the match, Bruno Dias tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Thommy Jadis saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 68 minutes into the match, CarecaNeles F.C.'s Victor Bramble sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony Chaves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 69 minutes, Alfredão Corrêa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Palestra Itália and the CarecaNeles F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 69 played minutes SE Palestra Itália got a freekick which was hit by Alfredão Corrêa. A collision led to SE Palestra Itália getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Alfredão Corrêa hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the game, Daniël Orange was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CarecaNeles F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SE Palestra Itália the free kick. Daniël Orange kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. CarecaNeles F.C. made a substitution. Valdo Veloso replaced Zhuang Xi Qiang. A collision led to CarecaNeles F.C. getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Daniël Orange hit a great ball. If Richard Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in CarecaNeles F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! Cristóvão Madureira took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thommy Jadis. Thommy Jadis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Victor Bramble sped through SE Palestra Itália's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tony Chaves. A hard shot 97 in the game by Acar Buğrahan from a close distance when the talented Thommy Jadis managed to make a qualified save. CarecaNeles F.C.'s players were relieved. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.