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Lions Arena
Spectators: 7050 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dorin Ailioaiei got the match started through his kick off. Álvaro Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauã Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reginaldo Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Fred Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Francisco Brasil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Álvaro Nunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Francisco Brasil in the 15th minute. Cauã Carneiro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 16th minute. Golden Lion's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After a rather tough play, Golden Lion's Davi Cerezo got a free kick in the 19th minute. Dorin Ailioaiei struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Fred Toscano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vaxco da Grana. Golden Lion's Fred Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reginaldo Cordeiro in the 29th minute of play. If Dorin Ailioaiei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Vaxco da Grana's Dorin Ailioaiei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fred Toscano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Francisco Brasil got free with Álvaro Nunes in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Vaxco da Grana defense, Cauã Carneiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Álvaro Nunes. The Vaxco da Grana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Álvaro Nunes should have stopped the shot. Dorin Ailioaiei struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Fred Toscano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vaxco da Grana. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Dorin Ailioaiei managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vaxco da Grana's supporters rose to their feet, but Dorin Ailioaiei was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fred Toscano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cauã Carneiro to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Vaxco da Grana got a freekick which was hit by André Moreno. Cauã Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cauã Carneiro in the 58th minute of play forced Vaxco da Grana's goalkeeper Álvaro Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cauã Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vaxco da Grana's Álvaro Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Francisco Brasil in the 61st minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Dorin Ailioaiei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vaxco da Grana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dorin Ailioaiei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Golden Lion's Fred Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorin Ailioaiei in the 64th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Cauã Carneiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Álvaro Nunes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorin Ailioaiei in the 71st minute of play forced Golden Lion's goalkeeper Fred Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Dorin Ailioaiei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vaxco da Grana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dorin Ailioaiei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Golden Lion's zone, Dorin Ailioaiei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fred Toscano came out of the goal and Dorin Ailioaiei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dorin Ailioaiei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Fred Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorin Ailioaiei got free with Fred Toscano in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cauã Carneiro scored 3-0 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Álvaro Nunes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cauã Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Álvaro Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vaxco da Grana's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.