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Estádio Volta
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fabiano Bittencourt made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of FC Shox booed when Lazio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mazinho Santana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabiano Bittencourt struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Maurício Loureiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Shox. When Edgard Loureiro came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the FC Shox 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 Edgard Loureiro couldn't finish the play. Luiz Fábio Valadares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ademir Berger went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 13th minute, Fabiano Bittencourt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC Shox booed when Lazio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ademir Berger didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Fabiano Bittencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felippe Varela might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luiz Fábio Valadares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felippe Varela ran back to his position shaking his head. Felippe Varela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fábio Valadares having to interfere. After some careless play in the FC Shox defense, Felippe Varela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luiz Fábio Valadares. The FC Shox fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luiz Fábio Valadares should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Yao Yi Chao managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lazio's supporters rose to their feet, but Yao Yi Chao was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fábio Valadares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Felippe Varela was the one to do the kick off. When Felippe Varela came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Lazio 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 Felippe Varela couldn't finish the play. Felippe Varela's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Fábio Valadares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of Lazio booed when FC Shox was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hélio Teixeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yao Yi Chao's late challenge caught a FC Shox's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yao Yi Chao helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, Yao Yi Chao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maurício Loureiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabiano Bittencourt's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 70th minute, Felippe Varela reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luiz Fábio Valadares. The goal made the score 0-4. In the 73rd minute, Sílvio Luís do Vale hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Edgard Loureiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felippe Varela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luiz Fábio Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felippe Varela in the 87th minute of the match. Luiz Fábio Valadares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felippe Varela in the 88th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Lazio's Felippe Varela slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luiz Fábio Valadares. That made the score 0-5 after 90 minutes of play. FC Shox's Edgard Loureiro got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felippe Varela in the 95th minute of play forced FC Shox's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Valadares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lazio walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.