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Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vinícius Coutinho started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Vinícius Coutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Distra's supporters rose to their feet, but Vinícius Coutinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carlos Augusto Pombal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the match, Distra's goalkeeper Niels Pierewaaijer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fermín Mala. 14 minutes into the match, Distra's goal looked a bit too open when Fermín Mala came free, but Niels Pierewaaijer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Giovanni Carioca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POA Gladiators's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Distra the free kick. A collision led to POA Gladiators getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Giovanni Carioca hit a great ball. In the 18th minute, Fermín Mala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Niels Pierewaaijer was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Fermín Mala capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fermín Mala really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 30 minutes into the match, Distra's goalkeeper Niels Pierewaaijer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giovanni Carioca. Vinícius Coutinho struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Carlos Augusto Pombal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Distra. Fermín Mala hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Distra's Vinícius Coutinho got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 43 minutes into the game, Fermín Mala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Niels Pierewaaijer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fermín Mala in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Niels Pierewaaijer saved Distra from getting behind. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fermín Mala was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Glauco Hoffmann during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Carlos Augusto Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vinícius Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Vinícius Coutinho sped through POA Gladiators's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carlos Augusto Pombal. Carlos Augusto Pombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vinícius Coutinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Distra's Niels Pierewaaijer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermín Mala in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute Fermín Mala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niels Pierewaaijer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Eliézer Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fermín Mala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Vinícius Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Carlos Augusto Pombal managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Distra's Vinícius Coutinho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.