Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gonzalo Carneiro got the match started through his kick off. Gonzalo Carneiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wellington Fantini came out and tried to block the shot, but Gonzalo Carneiro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Hugo Araya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mathew Goncalves in the 9th minute of play. A collision led to Nacional getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Tarcísio Caetano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Rocha in the 12th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Hugo Araya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonzalo Carneiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Wellington Fantini made a huge save. Hugo Araya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathew Goncalves in the 17th minute of the match. AllRaf EC's Wellington Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 22nd minute of play. Wellington Fantini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gonzalo Carneiro went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Nacional's Gonzalo Carneiro got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Gonzalo Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wellington Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AllRaf EC's Wellington Fantini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save AllRaf EC from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute of the match Nacional got a corner. AllRaf EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maurinho Arruda ran over to the corner to take the kick. After having played for 40 minutes, Zenon Moyuelo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zenon Moyuelo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gonzalo Carneiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wellington Fantini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gonzalo Carneiro ran back to his position shaking his head. 42 minutes into the match, AllRaf EC's goalkeeper Wellington Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Carneiro. After 43 played minutes AllRaf EC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo Arce. Wellington Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Carneiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, Gonzalo Carneiro notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of AllRaf EC's Wellington Fantini. Wellington Fantini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gonzalo Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 48th minute Gonzalo Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cauan Pena was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nacional's goalkeeper Hugo Araya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Gonzalo Carneiro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Paulo Arce during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 61st minute, Pedro Paulo Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AllRaf EC's Allan Velasco was substituted for Pedro Paulo Arce. The supporters of Nacional booed when AllRaf EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Paulo Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Gonzalo Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lauro Arce during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Nacional booed when AllRaf EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lauro Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Allan Velasco made in the 74th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lauro Arce however managed to control. In the 76th minute Gonzalo Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute Nacional were awarded a corner. Maurinho Arruda went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Nacional's corner Maurinho Arruda fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wellington Fantini quite easily take care of the ball. After 79 minutes of play, Nacional's Gonzalo Carneiro made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wellington Fantini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Allan Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Wellington Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Carneiro in the 83rd minute of play. With a little luck, Nacional's Hugo Araya got control of the ball when Augusto Pimenta tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 89 minutes, Gonzalo Carneiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gonzalo Carneiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Arce came free, but Hugo Araya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luciano Inverso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nacional had won after a very even match.
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