LA FORTALEZA
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794,
Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Natalio Illanes Ansaldo 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. In the 4th minute, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Natalio Illanes Ansaldo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hamilton Poças. Hamilton Poças yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Serafim Nascimento's late challenge caught a SICARIOS Fútbol Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Serafim Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute, Serafim Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hamilton Poças made an important save on a dangerous shot by Natalio Illanes Ansaldo in the 10th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Edgardo Oses managed to get in a good position for a shot. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgardo Oses was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hamilton Poças breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Natalio Illanes Ansaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the match, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Gastão Cesário came free, but Yerko Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamilton Poças was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Magdaleno Maira. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Yerko Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Valadão in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Natalio Illanes Ansaldo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Hamilton Poças stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natalio Illanes Ansaldo's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Magdaleno Maira in the 25th minute. After taking down the ball on SICARIOS Fútbol Club's corner Magdaleno Maira fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hamilton Poças quite easily take care of the ball. In the 26th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Veríssimo Castilho to maneuver through the defense. If Natalio Illanes Ansaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamilton Poças stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natalio Illanes Ansaldo's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. The audience was convinced that Natalio Illanes Ansaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamilton Poças was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Natalio Illanes Ansaldo got free with Hamilton Poças in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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 1-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silvano Morais was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Natalio Illanes Ansaldo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Hamilton Poças. Hamilton Poças was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damián Pizarro in the 58th minute of play forced Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s goalkeeper Hamilton Poças to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Natalio Illanes Ansaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamilton Poças was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Hamilton Poças stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natalio Illanes Ansaldo's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Serafim Nascimento hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Damián Pizarro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamilton Poças was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Damián Pizarro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 minutes of play, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Natalio Illanes Ansaldo made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hamilton Poças was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 71 minutes, Natalio Illanes Ansaldo made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Hamilton Poças tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Edgardo Oses fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamilton Poças having to interfere. Hamilton Poças stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natalio Illanes Ansaldo's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. A collision led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Silvano Morais hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Natalio Illanes Ansaldo in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hamilton Poças prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manuel Valadão received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yerko Neuer came out and tried to block the shot, but Manuel Valadão slotted it home off the left post making it 4-1 in the 82nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s zone, Natalio Illanes Ansaldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hamilton Poças came out of the goal and Natalio Illanes Ansaldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. booed when SICARIOS Fútbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yerko Varane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvano Morais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The SICARIOS Fútbol Club fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Edgardo Oses looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Yerko Varane's late challenge caught a Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yerko Varane helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th minute, Yerko Varane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SICARIOS Fútbol Club fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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