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Neto da Vilma
Spectators: 7404 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Humberto Fernandes started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes in the game, Carlos Barbosa dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Noel Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Carlos Barbosa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maurício Veiga. The goal made the score 1-0. Maurício Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the last second Maurício Veiga throw himself and got hold of the ball when Carlos Barbosa in the 31stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Neto FC's Arthur Lima got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sinan Özaltan struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Maurício Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neto FC. São Bento's Maurício Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Barbosa in the 42nd minute of play. When Anísio Vale fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São Bento's protests and gave Anísio Vale a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes São Bento got a freekick which was hit by Anísio Vale. São Bento's Maurício Veiga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Barbosa in the 49th 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Barbosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Carlos Barbosa made a precise shot to the right of Maurício Veiga. São Bento's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After having played for 65 minutes, Humberto Fernandes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. São Bento's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Fernandes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Neto FC's Carlos Barbosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maurício Veiga narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sinan Özaltan might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maurício Veiga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sinan Özaltan ran back to his position shaking his head. When Humberto Fernandes, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 74 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Carlos Freitas was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Barbosa in the 76th minute of play forced São Bento's goalkeeper Maurício Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st match minute, Neto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arthur Lima to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd match minute, Neto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sinan Özaltan to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in São Bento's zone, Nelson Sá stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maurício Veiga came out of the goal and Nelson Sá tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Carlos Barbosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maurício Veiga was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Humberto Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Carlos Freitas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Neto FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.