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MELBI LAU
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Duarte Arantes took the kick off in the first half of the match. André Balada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Zé Paulo Leal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Nando de Alcântara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mateus Machado came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Bago de Jaca 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 Mateus Machado couldn't finish the play. Duarte Arantes struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Aureliusz Bartocha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bago de Jaca. Zé Paulo Leal made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Balada in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, André Balada managed to get in a good position for a shot. TODO DURO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but André Balada was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Paulo Leal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute, André Balada left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TODO DURO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 26th match minute, Bago de Jaca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlinhos Mota to maneuver through the defense. André Balada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Zé Paulo Leal made a huge save. After having played for 32 minutes, André Balada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TODO DURO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Balada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 34 played minutes Bago de Jaca got a freekick which was hit by Carlinhos Mota. A collision led to TODO DURO FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Kauan Godoi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duarte Arantes in the 41st minute of play forced TODO DURO FC's goalkeeper Aureliusz Bartocha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Duarte Arantes took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aureliusz Bartocha. Aureliusz Bartocha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Duarte Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Aureliusz Bartocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in TODO DURO FC's zone, Armandinho Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aureliusz Bartocha came out of the goal and Armandinho Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for André Balada to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Bago de Jaca getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Juvenal Linares hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that André Balada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Paulo Leal was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Axel Nordgren during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th match minute, TODO DURO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Nordgren to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, TODO DURO FC's Aureliusz Bartocha got control of the ball when Duarte Arantes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aureliusz Bartocha made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Duarte Arantes sent off a good shot on target. If Duarte Arantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Axel Nordgren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. André Balada struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Zé Paulo Leal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TODO DURO FC. In the 79th minute, André Balada made a precise shot to the right of Zé Paulo Leal. Bago de Jaca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. A collision led to TODO DURO FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. André Balada hit a great ball. Gabriel Leme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zé Paulo Leal having to make a save. In the 88th minute, André Balada ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Paulo Leal was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When Duarte Arantes came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Bago de Jaca 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 Duarte Arantes couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bago de Jaca players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for TODO DURO FC.