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Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Júnior Gordeenko kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Edson Guimarães's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Falcão Arantes was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Falcão Arantes came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by E.C.MORGANTI's Marcelinho Alagoano. But to his dismay, Marcelinho Alagoano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After taking down the ball on E.C.MORGANTI's corner Connor Schwarzenegger fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Falcão Arantes quite easily take care of the ball. Edson Guimarães's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Falcão Arantes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Rodriguinho Alagoano made a great header on E.C.MORGANTI's corner, it was just that Arrocha F.C.'s Falcão Arantes managed to reach the ball for a save. Marcelinho Alagoano charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marcelinho Alagoano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to E.C.MORGANTI getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Marcelinho Alagoano hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the game, E.C.MORGANTI's Júnior Gordeenko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Falcão Arantes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. If Júnior Gordeenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Júnior Gordeenko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Falcão Arantes. Arrocha F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Júnior Gordeenko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Falcão Arantes made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Júnior Gordeenko sent off a good shot on target. Júnior Gordeenko who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Falcão Arantes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 56th minute, Júnior Gordeenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The E.C.MORGANTI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Edson Guimarães might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Falcão Arantes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edson Guimarães ran back to his position shaking his head. Falcão Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelinho Alagoano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Falcão Arantes was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Júnior Gordeenko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Júnior Gordeenko really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Arrocha F.C.'s Falcão Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Diniz in the 72nd minute of play. Falcão Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelinho Alagoano in the 74th minute of the match. E.C.MORGANTI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Connor Schwarzenegger in the 75th minute. E.C.MORGANTI's Rodriguinho Alagoano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Falcão Arantes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 77th play minutes Júnior Gordeenko shot 0-9, a short shot which went by Falcão Arantes and just under the crossbar into goal. Alexandre Diniz charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Diniz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to E.C.MORGANTI getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Alexandre Diniz hit a great ball. Falcão Arantes made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Edson Guimarães sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Arrocha F.C.'s Falcão Arantes got control of the ball when Edson Guimarães tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexandre Diniz got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 89 played minutes E.C.MORGANTI got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Diniz. If Marcelinho Alagoano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched E.C.MORGANTI eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.