Nhecolandia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Arsenal FC's Jeferson Nunes 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. 5 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Leandro Ribeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sidnei Silveira. After some careless play in the Nhecolandia defense, Jeferson Nunes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuel Loyola. The Nhecolandia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuel Loyola should have stopped the shot. Sidnei Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Ribeiro having to interfere. Sidnei Silveira hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Jeferson Nunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Arsenal FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Valdemar Eger hit a great ball. With a little luck, Arsenal FC's Leandro Ribeiro got control of the ball when Angelo Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdemar Eger to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Ribeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sidnei Silveira in the 23rd minute. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Rodrigo Vander got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Guto Salgado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Samuel Loyola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Eger in the 27th minute of the match. Sidnei Silveira charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sidnei Silveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Nhecolandia getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Sidnei Silveira hit a great ball. Angelo Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Leandro Ribeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sidnei Silveira in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, Jeferson Nunes made a precise shot to the right of Samuel Loyola. Nhecolandia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 36 minutes into the match, Nhecolandia's goal looked a bit too open when Jeferson Nunes came free, but Samuel Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angelo Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, one of Nhecolandia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Nhecolandia. After a rather tough play, Nhecolandia's Edson de Andrade got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 44th match minute, Nhecolandia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Cavalcante to maneuver through the defense. After 45 minutes, Agenor Carvalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal FC and the Nhecolandia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Agenor Carvalho hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Arsenal FC's Leandro Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guto Salgado in the 46th minute of play. Sidnei Silveira hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Guto Salgado was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Reynaldo da Fonseca threw the ball into play from the sideline. Arsenal FC's Agenor Carvalho quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nhecolandia's goalkeeper Samuel Loyola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 57 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Castro came free, but Leandro Ribeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute, Sidnei Silveira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leandro Ribeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. If Guto Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leandro Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Guto Salgado fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nhecolandia's protests and gave Guto Salgado a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Arsenal FC booed when Nhecolandia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guto Salgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 68 minutes, Donato Sabóia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal FC and the Nhecolandia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Donato Sabóia got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 70th match minute, Nhecolandia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Castro to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Jeferson Nunes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Loyola. Nhecolandia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeferson Nunes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Leandro Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Castro in the 81st minute of play forced Arsenal FC's goalkeeper Leandro Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Arsenal FC's Natã Pires got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute of the match Sidnei Silveira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leandro Ribeiro skillfully saved the ball. Leandro Ribeiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sidnei Silveira went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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