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PiuPiu Arena
Spectators: 7769 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emanuel Veloso started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, PiuPiu's goal looked a bit too open when Lenílson Peres came free, but Vicente Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Lawrence King could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Luís Fernando Almeida however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lenílson Peres in the 10th minute of play forced PiuPiu's goalkeeper Vicente Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Fernando Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronny Brenon, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the last second Luís Fernando Almeida throw himself and got hold of the ball when Ronny Brenon in the 13thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After a rather tough play, PiuPiu's Lauro Cosme got a free kick in the 19th minute. Lenílson Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Genaro Buendia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luís Fernando Almeida came out and tried to block the shot, but Genaro Buendia slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronny Brenon in the 25th minute of play forced Febre Amarela's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vicente Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lenílson Peres in the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the game, Reynaldo Salgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Febre Amarela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PiuPiu the free kick. After a rather tough play, Febre Amarela's Reynaldo Salgado got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute of the match Lawrence King sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Luís Fernando Almeida skillfully saved the ball. Vicente Linares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lenílson Peres, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute, Ronny Brenon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Febre Amarela booed when PiuPiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Genaro Buendia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lenílson Peres in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vicente Linares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 43 minutes into the match, PiuPiu's goal looked a bit too open when Lenílson Peres came free, but Vicente Linares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Fernando Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Veloso in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lenílson Peres was the one to do the kick off. After 51 played minutes PiuPiu got a freekick which was hit by Lauro Cosme. In the 52nd minute of the match, Lenílson Peres tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vicente Linares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lenílson Peres in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vicente Linares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 55th minute of the match Febre Amarela got a corner. PiuPiu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Célio da Cunha ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Célio da Cunha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vicente Linares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 56thth minute of the game Ronny Brenon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Febre Amarela's Luís Fernando Almeida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Febre Amarela getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Dorival Rezende hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute of the match Febre Amarela got a corner. PiuPiu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Célio da Cunha ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Célio da Cunha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vicente Linares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Artur Barral lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 65th match minute, Febre Amarela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Barral to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauro Cosme in the 67th minute of play forced Febre Amarela's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Febre Amarela's Célio da Cunha got a free kick in the 70th minute. After 75 minutes, Paulo Leão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Febre Amarela and the PiuPiu players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of PiuPiu booed when Febre Amarela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Leão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th match minute, PiuPiu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronny Brenon to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd match minute, PiuPiu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lauro Cosme to maneuver through the defense. Lauro Cosme's late challenge caught a Febre Amarela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lauro Cosme helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Febre Amarela booed when PiuPiu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lauro Cosme didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the game, Qin Xu Jing was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PiuPiu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Febre Amarela the free kick.