Estádio Girao
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625,
Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Waldir Mandrak made the kick off which started today's match. Florentino Ospin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Mandrak in the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Morabem EC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sydney Dracena was slow to take the kick. During this time Gru Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Flávio Falcão heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Waldir Mandrak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gru Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldir Mandrak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florentino Ospin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th minute Waldir Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Ospin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 14 minutes, Waldir Mandrak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gru Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waldir Mandrak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Gru Futebol Clube defense, Zeca Esteves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiago Gabriel Simão. The Gru Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiago Gabriel Simão should have stopped the shot. Waldir Mandrak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Florentino Ospin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. Ronaldo Schmidt charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ronaldo Schmidt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ronaldo Schmidt kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Morabem EC's goalkeeper Florentino Ospin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sydney Dracena. A collision led to Morabem EC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Anfilogino Serra hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Sydney Dracena notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Morabem EC's Florentino Ospin. Florentino Ospin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Gru Futebol Clube's Dito Saldanha got a free kick in the 36th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Claudinho Teles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Morabem EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinho Teles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiago Gabriel Simão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th minute, Waldir Mandrak made a precise shot to the right of Florentino Ospin. Morabem EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zeca Esteves made a kick off. Florentino Ospin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Tiago Gabriel Simão was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Claudinho Teles showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 56 minute of play. In the 60th minute, Sydney Dracena got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Sydney Dracena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florentino Ospin was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. When Claudinho Teles came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Morabem EC 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 Claudinho Teles couldn't finish the play. After 67 played minutes Zeca Esteves rounded Gru Futebol Clube's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-3. Florentino Ospin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Dracena in the 71st minute of the match. Waldir Mandrak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Umberto da Cunha during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th minute, Umberto da Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute of the match Claudinho Teles sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tiago Gabriel Simão skillfully saved the ball. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Waldir Mandrak sped through Morabem EC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Florentino Ospin. Claudinho Teles didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 79th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Claudinho Teles ran dejectedly back to his position. The audience was convinced that Claudinho Teles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Gabriel Simão was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 85 minutes into the match, Gru Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiago Gabriel Simão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zeca Esteves. Tiago Gabriel Simão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Teles, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Morabem EC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Claudinho Teles in the 98th minute. The Gru Futebol Clube supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Morabem EC's performance. The match ended with a win for Morabem EC.
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