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Estádio Bentinho
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfredão de Carvalho made the kick off which started today's match. In the 9th minute Arnaldo Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Diniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Diniz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Bentinho AD's Victor Neto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Téo Bezerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If César Gaspar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Arnaldo Macedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SantasticFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Neto during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Victor Neto hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Nicolas Diniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Macedo in the 33rd minute of the match. César Gaspar might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Téo Bezerra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. César Gaspar ran back to his position shaking his head. 38 minutes into the match, Bentinho AD's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Macedo came free, but Nicolas Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 minutes, César Gaspar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bentinho AD and the SantasticFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. César Gaspar hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Nicolas Diniz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Peres in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Bentinho AD's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Macedo came free, but Nicolas Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolas Diniz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arnaldo Macedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nicolas Diniz made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Cafu Peres sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Dalmo Xavier kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nicolas Diniz. That made the score 1-2 in the 53 minute of play. Bentinho AD's Nicolas Diniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Macedo in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to Bentinho AD getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Victor Neto hit a great ball. After having played for 66 minutes, João Augusto Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bentinho AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but João Augusto Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Bentinho AD defense, Cafu Peres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nicolas Diniz. The Bentinho AD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nicolas Diniz should have stopped the shot. Mané Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. With a little luck, Bentinho AD's Nicolas Diniz got control of the ball when Luiz Alcântara tried to sneak it across the goal line. Téo Bezerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cafu Peres scored 1-5 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicolas Diniz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. João Augusto Sousa hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. A collision led to Bentinho AD getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. César Gaspar hit a great ball. 95 minutes into the match, Bentinho AD's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Macedo came free, but Nicolas Diniz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 97 minutes of play, SantasticFC's Dalmo Xavier made it 1-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nicolas Diniz was left in no man's land by his defense there!