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ÉOSGU ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Taderinha's Fiori Dias started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Rômulo Trevisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giovani Mandrak, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 5 minutes into the match, Taderinha's goalkeeper Allan Gaspar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Régis Sampaio. Osvaldinho Meireles kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fiori Dias in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Adolfo Gaspar saved Éosguri from getting behind. 14 minutes into the match, Mateus Babič notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Éosguri's João Adolfo Gaspar. João Adolfo Gaspar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fiori Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Fiori Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Éosguri's goal looked a bit too open when Fiori Dias came free, but João Adolfo Gaspar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Taderinha's Fiori Dias sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Adolfo Gaspar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aírton Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Adolfo Gaspar having to interfere. In the 29th minute, Mateus Babič 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. In the 31stth minute of the game Mateus Babič who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Éosguri's João Adolfo Gaspar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aírton Botelho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 39th minute, Nando Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucca Cordovilla in the 42nd minute of play forced Éosguri's goalkeeper João Adolfo Gaspar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Éosguri's Allan Gaspar threw himself towards the right post 44 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Doni Sabóia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mateus Babič in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck João Adolfo Gaspar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half Taderinha were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doni Sabóia to make the kick off. With 55 minutes on the clock, Nando Guimarães commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 54th minute, one of Éosguri: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 Éosguri. In the 61st match minute, Taderinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rômulo Trevisan to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Mateus Babič managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taderinha's supporters rose to their feet, but Mateus Babič was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Adolfo Gaspar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute, Giuseppe Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Adolfo Gaspar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fiori Dias's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. João Adolfo Gaspar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aírton Botelho in the 72nd minute of play. Allan Gaspar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Régis Sampaio in the 74th minute of the match. Fiori Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Mateus Babič put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of João Adolfo Gaspar. A collision led to Éosguri getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Doni Sabóia hit a great ball. Taderinha's Eliseo Fe got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Éosguri defense, Fiori Dias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Adolfo Gaspar. The Éosguri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Adolfo Gaspar should have stopped the shot. João Adolfo Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateus Babič, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Fiori Dias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but João Adolfo Gaspar made a huge save. Taderinha's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.