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Jan Breydel Stadium
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Natã da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Allan Quintal sent off a good shot on target. Natã da Cunha made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Allan Quintal sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Luisana EC's zone, Hulk Paraíba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natã da Cunha came out of the goal and Hulk Paraíba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12thth minute of the game Claudinei Baiano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STEAUA BUCALESTI's Carlos Augusto de Andrade was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Luisana EC's Natã da Cunha got control of the ball when Allan Quintal tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Claudinei Baiano 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. Natã da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hulk Paraíba in the 28th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Luizão Quintal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Luisana EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luizão Quintal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Augusto de Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. STEAUA BUCALESTI's Allan Quintal got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Allan Quintal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Natã da Cunha firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 47 minutes of play, STEAUA BUCALESTI's Wolf Speed made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Natã da Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

A collision led to STEAUA BUCALESTI getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Dito Félix hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Quintal in the 60th minute of play forced Luisana EC's goalkeeper Natã da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Augusto de Andrade didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 62nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. The supporters of Luisana EC booed when STEAUA BUCALESTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dito Félix didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Claudinei Baiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Luisana EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Dito Félix hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Luizão Quintal fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Luisana EC's protests and gave Luizão Quintal a yellow card for diving instead. Luizão Quintal hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Luisana EC's goal looked a bit too open when Wolf Speed came free, but Natã da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yerry Mina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natã da Cunha having to interfere. Natã da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Amorim in the 79th minute of the match. After 80 played minutes Luisana EC got a freekick which was hit by Claudinei Baiano. Claudinei Baiano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Carlos Augusto de Andrade when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Natã da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in STEAUA BUCALESTI's zone, Claudinei Baiano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Augusto de Andrade came out of the goal and Claudinei Baiano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute Hulk Paraíba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natã da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, STEAUA BUCALESTI's Carlos Augusto de Andrade got control of the ball when Gonçalo Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Claudinei Baiano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oséias Rezende hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. In the 99th minute of the match Geovanni Brito sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Natã da Cunha skillfully saved the ball. Chants of Luisana EC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as STEAUA BUCALESTI had held the ball for most of the match.