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Yeshua City
Spectators: 6438 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Carlos Cardozo got the match started through his kick off. Lua Sporting's Angelo Matos got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Lua Sporting's Angelo Matos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tostão Viana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 8th match minute, Lua Sporting was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Britto to maneuver through the defense. José Carlos Cardozo might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tostão Viana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Carlos Cardozo ran back to his position shaking his head. If Angelo Matos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Tourada's Tostão Viana got control of the ball when Téo Bertassi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Kauan Gaspar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tourada's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lua Sporting the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tourada fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 19th minute. Penalty! Cleiton Zonta's late challenge caught a Lua Sporting's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cleiton Zonta helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tourada's Cleiton Zonta got a free kick in the 28th minute. Lua Sporting's José Carlos Cardozo got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodolfo da Rocha took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernardinho Vale. Bernardinho Vale dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. José Carlos Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão Viana having to interfere. Lua Sporting's Angelo Matos got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Angelo Matos 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. When Angelo Matos came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Lua Sporting 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 Angelo Matos couldn't finish the play. Laerte Borges hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Tostão Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Carlos Cardozo's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Angelo Matos 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. If José Carlos Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If José Carlos Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, Lua Sporting's Angelo Matos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tostão Viana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 64 minutes, José Carlos Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lua Sporting's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Carlos Cardozo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernardinho Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo da Rocha in the 66th minute of play. Rui Salles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Bernardinho Vale made a huge save. After having played for 70 minutes, Téo Bertassi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lua Sporting's supporters crossed their fingers, but Téo Bertassi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Tourada getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Kauan Gaspar hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Lua Sporting:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Tourada:s goal. Charles Gaúcho charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charles Gaúcho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tourada fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! José Carlos Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão Viana having to interfere. Rui Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardinho Vale having to interfere. After having played for 89 minutes, José Carlos Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lua Sporting's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Carlos Cardozo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Carlos Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão Viana having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, José Carlos Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lua Sporting's supporters rose to their feet, but José Carlos Cardozo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tostão Viana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lua Sporting were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Tourada to leave the ground with a draw.