Arena Independente
Spectators: 142 (Terracing: 107,
Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Ramiro do Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Vincente in the 2nd minute of play. Ramiro do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Marchegiani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 5th minute, Luís Artime left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esparta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Pirovolidis in the 7th minute of play. 7 minutes into the game, Konstantinos Pirovolidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ramiro do Nascimento was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Claudio Senin came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Esparta FC 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 Claudio Senin couldn't finish the play. Ramiro do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ettore Marchegiani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramiro do Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Pirovolidis in the 14th minute of play. Luís Artime scored 0-3 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ramiro do Nascimento, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Vincente in the 22nd minute of play. Ramiro do Nascimento stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ettore Marchegiani's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Ramiro do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Artime, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ettore Marchegiani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramiro do Nascimento was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Ramiro do Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Artime in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Luís Artime notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento. Ramiro do Nascimento was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Eduardo Alcântara during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 37 minutes, Luís Artime managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esparta FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Artime was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Esparta FC's Konstantinos Pirovolidis got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Artime sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Artime in the 43rd minute of play forced Independente Brasil's goalkeeper Ramiro do Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Marchegiani in the 44th minute of play forced Independente Brasil's goalkeeper Ramiro do Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Artime in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramiro do Nascimento prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ettore Marchegiani made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Independente Brasil was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laerte Marques to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Esparta FC booed when Independente Brasil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laerte Marques didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the game, Eriberto Tavares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Independente Brasil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esparta FC the free kick. After 56 played minutes Independente Brasil got a freekick which was hit by Eriberto Tavares. Ramiro do Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Artime, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Konstantinos Pirovolidis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 64th minute Luís Artime shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro do Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luís Artime in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramiro do Nascimento prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Independente Brasil getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Laerte Marques hit a great ball. Ramiro do Nascimento didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Artime went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Luís Artime might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramiro do Nascimento. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Artime ran back to his position shaking his head. Ramiro do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Artime, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Luís Artime's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramiro do Nascimento was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 82nd minute Luís Artime shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro do Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Independente Brasil's Ramiro do Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Artime in the 83rd minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Independente Brasil's goalkeeper Ramiro do Nascimento had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Artime. In the 95th minute, German Lalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.
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