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Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vecdi Adsoy took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vecdi Adsoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. Oscar Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luan Schmidt's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Squadra Demarchi's Nelson Vidal quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luan Luan, made in the 8th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Dragons EC's zone, Kléber Queirós stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gilberto Arias came out of the goal and Kléber Queirós tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alexsandro Britto struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Gilberto Arias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Squadra Demarchi. In the 13th minute Alexsandro Britto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarbas Vianna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Oscar Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Vecdi Adsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilberto Arias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. When Jarbas Vianna came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Dragons 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 Jarbas Vianna couldn't finish the play. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandrinho Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vecdi Adsoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gilberto Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vecdi Adsoy scored 0-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oscar Saldanha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Alexsandro Britto made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Ribeiro to maneuver through the defense. 53 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Vecdi Adsoy came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Dragons EC booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mané Xavier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dragons EC's Gilberto Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro Britto in the 59th minute of play. Oscar Saldanha stood somewhat misplaced when Luan Schmidt came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 60 minute. Gilberto Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexsandro Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Luan Luan sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the game, Kléber Queirós was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Squadra Demarchi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dragons EC the free kick. After 68 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Kléber Queirós. Luan Schmidt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. If Jarbas Vianna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vecdi Adsoy in the 82nd minute of play. Alexsandro Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vecdi Adsoy in the 87th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mané Xavier hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. When Dragons EC's Vecdi Adsoy in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Squadra Demarchi's goalie prevented a goal. In the 95th minute, Sandrinho Valle reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Oscar Saldanha. The goal made the score 0-5.