Arena da Lagoa
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667,
Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geraldo de Godoi started the match with the kick off. Blair McCormick showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hidalgo Babiano in the 3rd minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Taquaral Campineiro's goal looked a bit too open when Xencio Galaz came free, but Blair McCormick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geraldo de Godoi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Ignacio Sotilla made a huge save. In the 13thth minute of the game Hidalgo Babiano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Zenon Santin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick. Blair McCormick was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ignacio Sotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geraldo de Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 29th minute Zenon Santin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blair McCormick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xencio Galaz in the 34th minute of play forced Taquaral Campineiro's goalkeeper Blair McCormick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hidalgo Babiano in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zenon Santin in the 40th minute of play forced Taquaral Campineiro's goalkeeper Blair McCormick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st match minute, Taquaral Campineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albino Steven to maneuver through the defense. After 42 played minutes Taquaral Campineiro got a freekick which was hit by Geraldo de Godoi. In the 45th minute Hidalgo Babiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blair McCormick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
Hidalgo Babiano took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Blair McCormick. Blair McCormick dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 56th minute Zenon Santin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blair McCormick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. YerBaTerOs's Xencio Galaz got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zenon Santin in the 58th minute of play. Zé Paulo Vergílio kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. YerBaTerOs's Tercero Toria couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 61st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Taquaral Campineiro. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Taquaral Campineiro from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute of the match, Hidalgo Babiano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Blair McCormick was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Sílvio Luiz Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, Taquaral Campineiro's goal looked a bit too open when Xencio Galaz came free, but Blair McCormick reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th match minute, Taquaral Campineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Guerra to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes Taquaral Campineiro got a freekick which was hit by Gilson Falcão. In the 84th match minute, Taquaral Campineiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luiz Freire to maneuver through the defense. Blair McCormick was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zenon Santin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 85 minute of play. With a little luck, Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick got control of the ball when Xencio Galaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Taquaral Campineiro's Blair McCormick played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zenon Santin in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Zenon Santin managed to get in a good position for a shot. YerBaTerOs's supporters rose to their feet, but Zenon Santin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Blair McCormick breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. YerBaTerOs's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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