Salvatore Riina
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672,
Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adérito Castro started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, LA COSA NOSTRA's 乔义竞 ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rodolfo Siqueira. Rodolfo Siqueira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 乔义竞s short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Rodolfo Siqueira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Durval Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valério Paranaense, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Chicão Freire got a free kick in the 11th minute. After a defensive mix-up in LA COSA NOSTRA's zone, Pedro Luís Bertassi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Durval Lage came out of the goal and Pedro Luís Bertassi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. LA COSA NOSTRA's Durval Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fabiano Branco in the 15th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Afonso Portugal managed to get in a good position for a shot. LA COSA NOSTRA's supporters rose to their feet, but Afonso Portugal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodolfo Siqueira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. LA COSA NOSTRA's Adriano Almeida managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Álvaro de Castro in the 21 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubim Malheiro in the 33rd minute of play forced A A Arizona's goalkeeper Rodolfo Siqueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Durval Lage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valério Paranaense in the 35th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Danilo Onofre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mauro Rodrigues's late challenge caught a LA COSA NOSTRA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mauro Rodrigues helped the player get up and apologised. Mauro Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th match minute, A A Arizona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fabiano Branco to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as LA COSA NOSTRA's Adérito Castro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rodolfo Siqueira. That made the score 2-0 after 44 minutes of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Afonso Portugal kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Rodolfo Siqueira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adérito Castro's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, LA COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Chicão Freire came free, but Durval Lage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the A A Arizona defense, Afonso Portugal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodolfo Siqueira. The A A Arizona fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodolfo Siqueira should have stopped the shot. In the 59th minute, Afonso Portugal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 63 minutes into the game, Álvaro de Castro threw the ball into play from the sideline. LA COSA NOSTRA's Afonso Toscano quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Rodolfo Siqueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 乔义竞 in the 65th minute of play. LA COSA NOSTRA's Adriano Almeida managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bruninho Castro in the 67 minute of the game. 68 minutes into the match, 乔义竞 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodolfo Siqueira. A A Arizona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 乔义竞 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 71 minutes into the match, Luís Fabiano Branco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Durval Lage, 4-1. Adérito Castro charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adérito Castro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. LA COSA NOSTRA's Durval Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chicão Freire in the 76th minute of play. LA COSA NOSTRA's Durval Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valério Paranaense in the 77th minute of play. LA COSA NOSTRA's Adriano Almeida managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Álvaro de Castro in the 80 minute of the game. Rodolfo Siqueira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 乔义竞's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute Valério Paranaense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Durval Lage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 89th minute Chicão Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Durval Lage saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valério Paranaense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the game, Chicão Freire cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Durval Lage was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. For all the effort they put into the match, the A A Arizona players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LA COSA NOSTRA.
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