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Arena IMT
Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Leopoldo Azevedo made the kick off which started today's match. Vitinho Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Lampard, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Risca Faca IMT's Leopoldo Azevedo in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sport Clube Recife's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute Pablo Lampard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitinho Sarmento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vitinho Sarmento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Lampard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Sport Clube Recife's zone, Leopoldo Azevedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Percy Fernandez came out of the goal and Leopoldo Azevedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Percy Fernandez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Azevedo's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute, Leopoldo Azevedo made a precise shot to the right of Percy Fernandez. Sport Clube Recife's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Pablo Lampard took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vitinho Sarmento. Vitinho Sarmento dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After 43 played minutes Risca Faca IMT got a freekick which was hit by Maunu Parkkonen. 46 minutes into the game, one of Risca Faca IMT:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Sport Clube Recife a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dong Yang Bang, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Risca Faca IMT's Vitinho Sarmento. 2-3. Sport Clube Recife's Knut Söderström was substituted for Edu Trancoso. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gualter Penha to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Lampard in the 55th minute of play forced Risca Faca IMT's goalkeeper Vitinho Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Sport Clube Recife's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Azevedo came free, but Percy Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Risca Faca IMT were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Sport Clube Recife's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anders Dannervig took the corner. After taking down the ball on Risca Faca IMT's corner Anders Dannervig fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Percy Fernandez quite easily take care of the ball. Sport Clube Recife's Pablo Lampard got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Azevedo in the 64th minute of play forced Sport Clube Recife's goalkeeper Percy Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 minutes Risca Faca IMT's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dong Yang Bang who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Sport Clube Recife's corner Gualter Penha fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vitinho Sarmento quite easily take care of the ball. Risca Faca IMT's Vitinho Sarmento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Risca Faca IMT from getting a goal against them. Risca Faca IMT made a substitution. Elmārs Bevalds replaced Leopoldo Azevedo. In the 74th minute Sport Clube Recife were awarded a corner. Dong Yang Bang went to the cornerflag to take it. Sport Clube Recife's Dong Yang Bang was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Vitinho Sarmento in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 77 minutes into the match, Risca Faca IMT's goalkeeper Vitinho Sarmento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gualter Penha. Sport Clube Recife's Percy Fernandez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anders Dannervig in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute, Knut Söderström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute Elmārs Bevalds shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Percy Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pablo Lampard in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitinho Sarmento prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 99th minute, Elmārs Bevalds made a precise shot to the right of Percy Fernandez. Sport Clube Recife's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. The Sport Clube Recife players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.