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Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dida Toscano kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, João Vítor Santos 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. Gil Abreus short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Ahmet Hamdi Seylan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 11th minute, Gil Abreu 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. Ceara Minha Paixão's Gil Abreu came free and shot a quick shot against goal 15 minutes in the game, fortunately Ahmet Hamdi Seylan had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Gil Abreu made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 19thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Ahmet Hamdi Seylan would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. After 19 played minutes Borussia Vasco Starks got a freekick which was hit by Serafim Lopes. Ahmet Hamdi Seylan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Prestes in the 21st minute of play. The long shot by Germano Linhares in the 25th minute really tested Ahmet Hamdi Seylan's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ceara Minha Paixão's Alessandro Alcântara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dida Toscano in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th match minute, Borussia Vasco Starks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Lopes to maneuver through the defense. Ceara Minha Paixão's Sonni Lahti got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Borussia Vasco Starks's goalkeeper Ahmet Hamdi Seylan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gil Abreu succeeded in the game's 33rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Germano Linhares's late challenge caught a Borussia Vasco Starks's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Germano Linhares helped the player get up and apologised. Alessandro Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Lima in the 40th minute of the match. In the 48th minute Sonni Lahti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Hamdi Seylan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gil Abreu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gil Abreu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ahmet Hamdi Seylan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sonni Lahti in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmet Hamdi Seylan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gil Abreu succeeded in the game's 58th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. When Gil Abreu came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Ceara Minha Paixão 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 Gil Abreu couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Gil Abreu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmet Hamdi Seylan was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Sonni Lahti scored 3-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ahmet Hamdi Seylan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 75 minutes into the game, one of Borussia Vasco Starks:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 76th minute there was a penalty for Ceara Minha Paixão. Gil Abreu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ahmet Hamdi Seylan. 5-0. Ahmet Hamdi Seylan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gil Abreu came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Ceara Minha Paixão 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 Gil Abreu couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Borussia Vasco Starks getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Nuno Vergílio hit a great ball. After 85 played minutes, Ceara Minha Paixão's Germano Linhares shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ahmet Hamdi Seylan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ceara Minha Paixão reached it. In a very dangerous position, a player in Borussia Vasco Starks fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! Gil Abreu shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. When Sonni Lahti came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Ceara Minha Paixão 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 Sonni Lahti couldn't finish the play.