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ARENA INFERNAL
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) DIABLOS RS F.C.'s Doriva Custódio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Custódio in the 5th minute of play forced Manster Laion's goalkeeper Maurício Matos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the DIABLOS RS F.C. defense, Dênis Mendes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nildo Cardoso. The DIABLOS RS F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nildo Cardoso should have stopped the shot. When Dênis Mendes came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Manster Laion fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dênis Mendes couldn't finish the play. In the 20th minute, Dênis Mendes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manster Laion fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to Manster Laion getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Henrique Fantini hit a great ball. Maurício Matos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doriva Custódio in the 27th minute of the match. Marcus Souto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nildo Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dênis Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, DIABLOS RS F.C.'s Kauan Simão got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Doriva Custódio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Maurício Matos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When DIABLOS RS F.C.'s Doriva Custódio in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manster Laion's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Doriva Custódio got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dênis Mendes was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Manster Laion's goal looked a bit too open when Doriva Custódio came free, but Maurício Matos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raúl Luz during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Manster Laion's Raúl Luz got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 60 minutes into the match, Marcus Souto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nildo Cardoso. DIABLOS RS F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcus Souto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Nildo Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dênis Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Doriva Custódio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manster Laion's Luizinho Pena couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for DIABLOS RS F.C.. With a little luck, DIABLOS RS F.C.'s Nildo Cardoso got control of the ball when Dênis Mendes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alberto Moreno kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Enio Zanette hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind DIABLOS RS F.C.'s goalkeeper Nildo Cardoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcus Souto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Nildo Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcus Souto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nildo Cardoso having to interfere. Nildo Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dênis Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Nildo Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Marcus Souto sent off a good shot on target. If Henrique Fantini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.