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Novos Ares
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dino Ribeiro kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute of the match Loucos pela bola got a corner. Golden Dogs's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jeremias Perez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Evrosi Sakaliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chen Lin Xiong in the 7th minute of the match. Valdemar Severo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luan Sá in the 17th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Luan Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdemar Severo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evrosi Sakaliyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Tancredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st match minute, Loucos pela bola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Modesto Tancredo to maneuver through the defense. Evrosi Sakaliyski came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Loucos pela bola's Chen Lin Xiong. But to his dismay, Chen Lin Xiong quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Golden Dogs's Dino Ribeiro in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Loucos pela bola's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luan Sá in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Valdemar Severo saved Loucos pela bola from getting behind. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Golden Dogs's goalkeeper Evrosi Sakaliyski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chen Lin Xiong made a kick off. Valdemar Severo came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Golden Dogs's Luan Sá. But to his dismay, Luan Sá quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 58th minute, Luan Sá ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Valdemar Severo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Luan Sá came free with the goalkeeper in the 61st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Valdemar Severo could save by the left post. Valdemar Severo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luan Sá in the 62nd minute. Golden Dogs's Luan Sá came free and shot a quick shot against goal 65 minutes in the game, fortunately Valdemar Severo had problems saving as it came toward the left post. 67 minutes into the game, Dino Ribeiro lined in a short shot 2-3 behind a frustrated Valdemar Severo. After 72 played minutes Loucos pela bola got a freekick which was hit by Anastasio Bladi. 74 minutes into the game, Chen Lin Xiong cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Evrosi Sakaliyski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Loucos pela bola's Valdemar Severo got control of the ball when Luan Sá tried to sneak it across the goal line. Valdo Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdemar Severo having to interfere. 92 minutes into the match, Golden Dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Chen Lin Xiong came free, but Evrosi Sakaliyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Loucos pela bola getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Chen Lin Xiong hit a great ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Golden Dogs players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.