Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751,
Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Vinhas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB defense, Gabriel Vinhas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Farid Mondragón. The INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Farid Mondragón should have stopped the shot. Gabriel Vinhas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Farid Mondragón read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute of the match Relyn Futebol Clube got a corner. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tymoteusz Lemiesz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gabriel Vinhas struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Farid Mondragón didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Relyn Futebol Clube. Farid Mondragón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the game, Relyn Futebol Clube's Gabriel Vinhas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Farid Mondragón made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Durval Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Qiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Faria in the 22nd minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute of the match Relyn Futebol Clube got a corner. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tymoteusz Lemiesz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Farid Mondragón didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel Vinhas went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. In the 31stth minute of the game Gabriel Vinhas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Farid Mondragón was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Gabriel Vinhas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farid Mondragón was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Gabriel Vinhas scored 1-4 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Farid Mondragón, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Farid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Vinhas in the 39th minute of the match. Ivo Viveiros's late challenge caught a Relyn Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ivo Viveiros helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, Ivo Viveiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Relyn Futebol Clube were winning 1-4.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Petros Mousa in the 52nd minute of play forced Relyn Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Durval Marinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Vinhas might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Mondragón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel Vinhas ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Farid Mondragón got control of the ball when Gabriel Vinhas tried to sneak it across the goal line. He Qiang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Raimundo Faria came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Relyn Futebol Clube 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 Raimundo Faria couldn't finish the play. In the 59th minute, Relyn Futebol Clube's Gabriel Vinhas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. Farid Mondragón stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Vinhas's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Gabriel Vinhas might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Mondragón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel Vinhas ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabriel Vinhas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Farid Mondragón made a huge save. 71 minutes into the game, Relyn Futebol Clube's Gabriel Vinhas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Farid Mondragón made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. Farid Mondragón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Vinhas in the 81st minute of the match. Farid Mondragón showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Vinhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Gabriel Vinhas might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Mondragón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel Vinhas ran back to his position shaking his head. 85 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Vinhas came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Farid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Vinhas in the 87th minute of play. Gabriel Vinhas might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Mondragón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel Vinhas ran back to his position shaking his head. 88 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Vinhas came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Vinhas in the 90th minute of play forced INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Farid Mondragón made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Gabriel Vinhas sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Gabriel Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Relyn Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Vinhas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farid Mondragón breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Relyn Futebol Clube had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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