Claude François
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620,
Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Stéphane Reine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Vítor Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Carrossel Caipira getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Jairo Veiga hit a great ball. José Vítor Mendonça hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Carrossel Caipira defense, Zinedine Cuisinier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dinei Hermes. The Carrossel Caipira fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dinei Hermes should have stopped the shot. After 17 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Ange Albouy. Stéphane Reine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulão Veiga in the 19th minute of the match. Carrossel Caipira's Dinei Hermes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Carrossel Caipira from getting a goal against them. Alexandrie CF's Stéphane Reine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulão Veiga in the 25th minute of play. After 27 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Cavalie. Stéphane Reine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Hermes in the 29th minute of play. After 32 minutes, Guga Campidelis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carrossel Caipira and the Alexandrie CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Guga Campidelis hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Dinei Hermes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yann Delacour. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulão Veiga in the 39th minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Stéphane Reine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stéphane Reine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulão Veiga in the 43rd minute of the match. Stéphane Reine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Hermes, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 44 minutes into the game, Zinedine Cuisinier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alexandrie CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carrossel Caipira the free kick. A collision led to Alexandrie CF getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Zinedine Cuisinier hit a great ball. The supporters of Carrossel Caipira booed when Alexandrie CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gwendal Ferdinand didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute, Dudu Queiroz made a precise shot to the right of Stéphane Reine. Alexandrie CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulão Veiga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Carrossel Caipira's Paulão Veiga ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Stéphane Reine. Stéphane Reine yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 65 minutes into the game, Paulão Veiga recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stéphane Reine. Paulão Veiga showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. In the 67th match minute, Alexandrie CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Réveillon to maneuver through the defense. Stéphane Reine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dudu Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 played minutes Alexandrie CF got a freekick which was hit by Yann Delacour. Stéphane Reine made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Jonathan Hermes sent off a good shot on target. 75 minutes into the game, Alexandrie CF's Yann Delacour nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dinei Hermes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Dinei Hermes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zinedine Cuisinier in the 78th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Carrossel Caipira's Jairo Veiga seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jairo Veiga the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Carrossel Caipira protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jairo Veiga had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 77th minute, one of Carrossel Caipira: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 Carrossel Caipira. Dinei Hermes went to the wrong direction when Yann Delacour was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 83 minutes into the match, Yann Delacour had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dinei Hermes. Carrossel Caipira's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yann Delacour was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Dinei Hermes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zinedine Cuisinier in the 90th minute of the match. Carrossel Caipira's Dinei Hermes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ange Albouy in the 98th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.
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