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Desgraça Arena
Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Charrua FC's Marcelo Loyola 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 Marcelo Loyola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aírton Trigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Celsinho Godoi came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Charrua FC 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 Celsinho Godoi couldn't finish the play. Márcio Brito charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Márcio Brito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th match minute, Desgraça FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Márcio Brito to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Desgraça FC's zone, Marcelo Loyola stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aírton Trigo came out of the goal and Marcelo Loyola tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcelo Loyola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton Trigo having to interfere. Marcelo Loyola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aírton Trigo having to interfere. Josué Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Francisco Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 played minutes Charrua FC got a freekick which was hit by Luisinho de Senna. Clemente Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Mesquita having to interfere. Clemente Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josué Oliveira in the 37th minute of play forced Charrua FC's goalkeeper Francisco Mesquita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Charrua FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Luiz Fabiano Azevedo hit a great ball. Charrua FC's Francisco Mesquita proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Charrua FC from getting a goal against them. If Josué Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Josué Oliveira to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Desgraça FC's goalkeeper Aírton Trigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Clemente Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th match minute, Charrua FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nico Siqueira to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, Charrua FC's goal looked a bit too open when Josué Oliveira came free, but Francisco Mesquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Josué Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Francisco Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Gustavo Coelho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Desgraça FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Charrua FC the free kick. In the 65th minute, Gustavo Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clemente Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute, Josué Oliveira made a precise shot to the right of Francisco Mesquita. Charrua FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Celsinho Godoi during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Desgraça FC booed when Charrua FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celsinho Godoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Desgraça FC's Josué Oliveira got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Armando Coutinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charrua FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Armando Coutinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aírton Trigo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Charrua FC's zone, Clemente Paiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francisco Mesquita came out of the goal and Clemente Paiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Francisco Mesquita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Josué Oliveira in the 91st minute of the match. Armando Coutinho in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aírton Trigo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 95 minutes of play, Desgraça FC's Clemente Paiva made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Francisco Mesquita was left in no man's land by his defense there!