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Argenta
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fred Torres took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of FC Catalunha booed when Sem Esperança was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos de Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Catalunha's zone, Julian Klæboe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Carlos Vale came out of the goal and Julian Klæboe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Fred Torres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cássio do Vale was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Sem Esperança defense, Adilson Guerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cássio do Vale. The Sem Esperança fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cássio do Vale should have stopped the shot. 22 minutes into the match, Julian Klæboe notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC Catalunha's João Carlos Vale. João Carlos Vale was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 25 minutes, Leopoldo Lira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sem Esperança's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leopoldo Lira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adilson Guerra got free with Cássio do Vale in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Sem Esperança's Cássio do Vale got control of the ball when Adilson Guerra tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute Fred Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute of the game Cláudio Diniz made a throw-in which Tomé Mazza played forward. A throw-in in the 38th minute of the game was made by Olavo de Azevedo with Tomé Mazza as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 41st minute, Adilson Guerra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cássio do Vale was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julian Klæboe to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Sem Esperança's goal looked a bit too open when Kléber Rodrigues came free, but Cássio do Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adilson Guerra in the 57th minute of play forced Sem Esperança's goalkeeper Cássio do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Torres in the 59th minute of play forced Sem Esperança's goalkeeper Cássio do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fred Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geovânio Paiva kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Adilson Guerra succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. In the 68th match minute, FC Catalunha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Torres to maneuver through the defense. Leopoldo Lira hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robinho Leal in the 73rd minute of play forced Sem Esperança's goalkeeper Cássio do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th match minute, FC Catalunha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Torres to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes into the match, Fred Torres notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Sem Esperança's Cássio do Vale. Cássio do Vale was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 86 minutes into the match, Adilson Guerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cássio do Vale. Sem Esperança's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adilson Guerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Sem Esperança's Luís Paulo Leite managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Olavo de Azevedo in the 91 minute of the game. With a little luck, FC Catalunha's João Carlos Vale got control of the ball when Julian Klæboe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cássio do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olavo de Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cássio do Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adilson Guerra in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Catalunha had played much better football throughout.