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Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adalberto Veiga took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes Hamílton Koehler rounded ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. 8 minutes into the game, ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽'s Özgün Şimşek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oscar Melo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 11 minutes into the game, ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽'s Perivaldo Gonçalves nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oscar Melo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Perivaldo Gonçalves in the 16th minute of play forced Real Cruz's goalkeeper Oscar Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Özgün Şimşek came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽ 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 Özgün Şimşek couldn't finish the play. Hélio Cavalcante took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oscar Melo. Real Cruz's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽ getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Hélio Cavalcante hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elder Barral got free with Eugeniusz Ludwiczak in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute, Falcão Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, Perivaldo Gonçalves left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. 42 minutes into the match, ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽'s Özgün Şimşek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oscar Melo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Özgün Şimşek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Humberto Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Real Cruz 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 Humberto Nogueira couldn't finish the play. 60 minutes into the game, Adalberto Veiga cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Eugeniusz Ludwiczak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oscar Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özgün Şimşek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Real Cruz's Humberto Nogueira got a free kick in the 67th minute. Oscar Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Özgün Şimşek, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, Real Cruz's Hamílton Koehler got a free kick in the 74th minute. If Hamílton Koehler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamílton Koehler kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Perivaldo Gonçalves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oscar Melo. Real Cruz's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Perivaldo Gonçalves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-6. Thanks to some nice moves Perivaldo Gonçalves could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Oscar Melo however easily saved by the left post. Oscar Melo made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Perivaldo Gonçalves sent off a good shot on target. Oscar Melo was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Hélio Cavalcante. After a defensive mix-up in ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽'s zone, Adalberto Veiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugeniusz Ludwiczak came out of the goal and Adalberto Veiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Rubinho Medeiros fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽'s protests and gave Rubinho Medeiros a yellow card for diving instead. After having played for 96 minutes, Adalberto Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Cruz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adalberto Veiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ⚽ TIME DE FUTEBOL ⚽ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.