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ARENA GØRDĀØ
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Petrică Mercescu kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the match, Beneficiente EC's goalkeeper Geovani Moura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adilson da Fonseca. After 13 played minutes Beneficiente EC got a freekick which was hit by Laércio Albuquerque. Beneficiente EC's Geovani Moura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Beneficiente EC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Beneficiente EC's Juvenal Terra got a free kick in the 18th minute. Geovani Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adilson da Fonseca in the 21st minute of play. Geovani Moura was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Ernani Pimenta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ernani Pimenta really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 34 minutes into the match, Lauder Boston dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Geovani Moura, 2-0. When Clóvis Duarte fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Beneficiente EC's protests and gave Clóvis Duarte a yellow card for diving instead. After 39 played minutes, GØRDÃØ TEAM's Petrică Mercescu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Geovani Moura came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GØRDÃØ TEAM reached it. Geovani Moura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adilson da Fonseca in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Denílson Batista stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of GØRDÃØ TEAM booed when Beneficiente EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juvenal Terra didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Lauder Boston had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 62 minutes into the game, when Dênis Fernandes put in a rough tackle. In the 61st minute, one of Beneficiente EC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Beneficiente EC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauder Boston in the 68th minute of play forced Beneficiente EC's goalkeeper Geovani Moura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GØRDÃØ TEAM's Adilson da Fonseca suffered a fractured collar bone after 71 minutes and couldn't finish the game. GØRDÃØ TEAM made a substitution. Rui Quintal replaced Adilson da Fonseca. After a rather tough play, Beneficiente EC's Clóvis Duarte got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Geovani Moura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Quintal in the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the game, Petrică Mercescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Geovani Moura was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 80th minute Lauder Boston shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Petrică Mercescu 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. Geovani Moura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauder Boston in the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the game Valério Vasconcelos made a throw-in which Adriano Guimarães played forward. The audience was convinced that Petrică Mercescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geovani Moura was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After some careless play in the Beneficiente EC defense, Petrică Mercescu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Geovani Moura. The Beneficiente EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Geovani Moura should have stopped the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. GØRDÃØ TEAM had played much better football throughout.