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Salgueiro Murilão
Spectators: 7875 (Terracing: 5907, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) Juarês Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Robbie Southgate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juarês Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Independente F.C. Limeira's Robbie Southgate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Melo in the 10th minute of play. Juarês Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Robbie Southgate tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Independente F.C. Limeira's goalkeeper Robbie Southgate had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juarês Melo. The audience was convinced that Juarês Melo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robbie Southgate was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Independente F.C. Limeira's Robbie Southgate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juarês Melo in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Aníbal Barral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Independente F.C. Limeira fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 24th minute, Válter Furtado 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. Pedro Luís do Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Per-Olof Sikström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute Dionisio Rik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Olof Sikström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th match minute, Independente F.C. Limeira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mito Kannemann to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juarês Melo got free with Robbie Southgate in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aníbal Barral hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute Mário Veiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robbie Southgate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Flavinho Neiva got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-1. 40 minutes into the match. Independente F.C. Limeira's Frank Teixeira managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Yuri Alberto in the 43 minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Juarês Melo made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Independente F.C. Limeira defense, Juarês Melo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robbie Southgate. The Independente F.C. Limeira fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robbie Southgate should have stopped the shot. Robbie Southgate didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mário Veiga went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juarês Melo in the 57th minute of play forced Independente F.C. Limeira's goalkeeper Robbie Southgate to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Mito Kannemann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Messejana SportClub - DMZ's Per-Olof Sikström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Teixeira in the 64th minute of play. José Paulo Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Yuri Alberto in the 73rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Independente F.C. Limeira's Aníbal Barral. Robbie Southgate made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Melo in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Independente F.C. Limeira's Pedro Luís do Valle got a free kick in the 77th minute. Robbie Southgate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 minutes of play, Messejana SportClub - DMZ's Juarês Melo made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robbie Southgate was left in no man's land by his defense there! Messejana SportClub - DMZ's Juarês Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juarês Melo in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robbie Southgate saved Independente F.C. Limeira from getting behind. Vladimir Serena made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Independente F.C. Limeira's Severo Dubardo. Robbie Southgate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo Seco in the 89th minute of the match. Independente F.C. Limeira's Robbie Southgate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo Seco in the 90th minute of play. Daniel Penha hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Robbie Southgate took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Messejana SportClub - DMZ had won after a very even match.