La Merced
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664,
Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eugenio Muc kicked off to start the match. Cayetano Saturnin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuno Leão having to interfere. After 5 minutes, Marcos Gonsalvo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ and the XV de Piracicaba players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 5 played minutes ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Gonsalvo. 8 minutes into the match, Enéas Brodel notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Pascual Gabon. Pascual Gabon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pascual Gabon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enéas Brodel, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 11 played minutes ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Gonsalvo. Nuno Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uriel Jerrald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nuno Leão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cayetano Saturnin in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the game, XV de Piracicaba's Pedrão Borges nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pascual Gabon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 24 minutes into the match, XV de Piracicaba's goal looked a bit too open when Eugenio Muc came free, but Nuno Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, XV de Piracicaba's Nuno Leão got control of the ball when Cayetano Saturnin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cafu Ferreira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pascual Gabon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Eugenio Muc ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nuno Leão. Nuno Leão yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. After 39 minutes of play, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Cayetano Saturnin made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nuno Leão was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 42 minutes, Eustacio Iztal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustacio Iztal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enéas Brodel to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Uriel Jerrald made a precise shot to the right of Nuno Leão. XV de Piracicaba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Saturnin in the 57th minute of play forced XV de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Nuno Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ booed when XV de Piracicaba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Augusto de Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cafu Ferreira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Pascual Gabon made a huge save. Pascual Gabon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cafu Ferreira in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Uriel Jerrald cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Nuno Leão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nuno Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Muc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dida de Barros hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Cayetano Saturnin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nuno Leão. XV de Piracicaba's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Muc in the 76th minute of play forced XV de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Nuno Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Muc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, XV de Piracicaba's Gualter Maranhense got a free kick in the 79th minute. Nuno Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cayetano Saturnin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute, Uriel Jerrald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Enéas Brodel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascual Gabon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Fernan Arlo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fernan Arlo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fernan Arlo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 86 minutes into the game, one of ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Gualter Maranhense kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Eugenio Muc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugenio Muc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute of the match Cayetano Saturnin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nuno Leão skillfully saved the ball. Pedrão Borges hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s Cayetano Saturnin tried to score from far away in the 98th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. ♫♫ OB®E®OS ♫♫'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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