Arena da Liberdade
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabinho dos Santos kicked off to start the match. A sloppy throw-in by Johan Ström in the 2nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Club Athletico Paulistano's Agnaldo Mattos. Eugenio Manfredi made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Fabinho dos Santos sent off a good shot on target. In the 4th minute, Agnaldo Mattos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Johan Ström took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Acácio Lara. Club Athletico Paulistano's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Club Athletico Paulistano getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Agnaldo Mattos hit a great ball. 9 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's Fabinho dos Santos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eugenio Manfredi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Acácio Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Hibai in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Hamberg in the 14th minute of play forced Club Athletico Paulistano's goalkeeper Acácio Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Athletico Paulistano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dário Pereira was slow to take the kick. During this time Lunatics of Arianrhod's players had a chance to rest. Acácio Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Hibai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Club Athletico Paulistano's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Hamberg came free, but Acácio Lara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Club Athletico Paulistano getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Caetano Pelé hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Rafinha Trancoso came free, but Eugenio Manfredi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Joel Hibai made a precise shot to the right of Acácio Lara. Club Athletico Paulistano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 31 minutes into the game, Ernesto Martini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lunatics of Arianrhod's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Athletico Paulistano the free kick. In the 31st match minute, Lunatics of Arianrhod was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Martini to maneuver through the defense. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Eugenio Manfredi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnaldo Mattos in the 32nd minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabinho dos Santos. Eugenio Manfredi made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Rafinha Trancoso sent off a good shot on target. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Acácio Lara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Martini, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fedele Panza in the 53rd minute of play forced Club Athletico Paulistano's goalkeeper Acácio Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eugenio Manfredi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Club Athletico Paulistano's Eliseu Mendes got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute Ernesto Martini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Acácio Lara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabinho dos Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eugenio Manfredi having to make a save. Eugenio Manfredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabinho dos Santos in the 65th minute of play. Eugenio Manfredi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabinho dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Rafinha Trancoso came free, but Eugenio Manfredi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Fabinho dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Manfredi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Felice Cirigliano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fabinho dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 88 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Fabinho dos Santos came free, but Eugenio Manfredi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Lunatics of Arianrhod booed when Club Athletico Paulistano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Paulo de Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Acácio Lara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Martini in the 91st minute of play. In the 91st minute, Elia Di Sipio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd match minute, Club Athletico Paulistano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafinha Trancoso to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafinha Trancoso in the 94th minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Eugenio Manfredi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Lunatics of Arianrhod had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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