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Estádio Somanuma
Spectators: 7345 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Axel Eger started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Axel Eger sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Itaguai SS's Luís Guilherme Favoretto didn't even have to move. Caetano Fernandes charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caetano Fernandes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Somanuma getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Caetano Fernandes hit a great ball. Zachariasz Gardocki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armin Del Nero, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Zachariasz Gardocki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serginho Lopez in the 18th minute of the match. Zachariasz Gardocki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wiliam Secco, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Zinedine Platini kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luís Guilherme Favoretto. That made the score 1-0 in the 22 minute of play. In the 25th minute, Axel Eger ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Guilherme Favoretto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itaguai SS's goalkeeper Luís Guilherme Favoretto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Serginho Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachariasz Gardocki having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Antunes in the 34th minute of play forced Somanuma's goalkeeper Zachariasz Gardocki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 40 minutes, Axel Eger managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Somanuma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Eger was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Guilherme Favoretto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zinedine Platini, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 45th match minute, Itaguai SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerônimo Esteves to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Carl Persson lost his temper 52 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 51 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Somanuma! Leonel Messi 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. When Zinedine Platini came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Somanuma 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 Zinedine Platini couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute, Laércio Dionísio 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 64th match minute, Itaguai SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eugênio Torres to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute Evaristo Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Guilherme Favoretto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Somanuma booed when Itaguai SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serginho Lopez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Guilherme Favoretto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laércio Dionísio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laércio Dionísio in the 74th minute of play forced Itaguai SS's goalkeeper Luís Guilherme Favoretto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Armin Del Nero kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zachariasz Gardocki. That made the score 2-2 in the 75 minute of play. Luís Guilherme Favoretto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Messi in the 84th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Zinedine Platini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Somanuma's supporters rose to their feet, but Zinedine Platini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luís Guilherme Favoretto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Itaguai SS's zone, Leonel Messi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Guilherme Favoretto came out of the goal and Leonel Messi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 94 minutes, Axel Eger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Somanuma and the Itaguai SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Axel Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. 98 minutes into the game, Zinedine Platini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Luís Guilherme Favoretto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.