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Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601,
Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Virgílio dos Santos made the kick off which started today's match. Benicio Gaitan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Virgílio dos Santos went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Virgílio dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Godfredo Gabon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Catarinense F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Godfredo Gabon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 8 minutes, Abelardo Lauaxeta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Catarinense F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Abelardo Lauaxeta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rui Souto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zacarias Bento in the 10th minute. Benicio Gaitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurício Freitas in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Jerônimo Meirelles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute, Romeo Osorio 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. Carlinhos de Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Rui Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godfredo Gabon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Godfredo Gabon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Souto was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Arsenal MGK's Rui Souto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustino Izel in the 28th minute of play. Rui Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godfredo Gabon in the 29th minute of play. Godfredo Gabon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Rui Souto made a huge save. 42 minutes into the match, Catarinense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Virgílio dos Santos came free, but Benicio Gaitan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rui Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godfredo Gabon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsenal MGK were furious when Jerônimo Meirelles was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 47th minute, one of Arsenal MGK: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 Arsenal MGK. When the match had been going on for 49 minutes, Catarinense F.C.'s Romeo Osorio got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Rui Souto. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Godfredo Gabon to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Godfredo Gabon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Souto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Bento, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Rui Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustino Izel in the 59th minute of the match. Arsenal MGK's Rui Souto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godfredo Gabon in the 62nd minute of play. Rui Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustino Izel in the 63rd minute of the match. Rui Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godfredo Gabon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faustino Izel in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rui Souto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustino Izel in the 68th minute of play forced Arsenal MGK's goalkeeper Rui Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Godfredo Gabon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Catarinense F.C.'s Alejandro Perutxo got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Cortez in the 86th minute of play forced Arsenal MGK's goalkeeper Rui Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aquilino Cortez struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Rui Souto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Catarinense F.C.. In the 90th minute, Faustino Izel 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. Maurinho Aparecido could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Benicio Gaitan made a huge save. Virgílio dos Santos did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Benicio Gaitan 93 minutes into the match. 98 minutes into the match, Faustino Izel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rui Souto. Arsenal MGK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faustino Izel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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