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Estádio Birutas
Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Natanael Perez in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samuel das Neves saved Mamonas Assassinas from getting behind. Natanael Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jorge Vasconcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Jorge Vasconcelos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jorge Vasconcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute Natanael Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natanael Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Samuel das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natanael Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samuel das Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicolas Ceresso in the 31st minute. Natanael Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel das Neves having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After 52 played minutes Birutas FC got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Ceresso. If Nicolas Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Natanael Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuel das Neves was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After 65 minutes, Toninho Guimarães mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mamonas Assassinas and the Birutas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mamonas Assassinas! In the 66th minute there was a penalty for Birutas FC. Samuel Trancoso stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Samuel das Neves. 1-0. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mamonas Assassinas's goalkeeper Samuel das Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nicolas Ceresso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luís Fabiano Bueno hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Samuel das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Natanael Perez in the 79th minute of the match. Arlindo Albuquerque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Pitta in the 92nd minute of the match. Betão Vale hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute of the match Samuel Trancoso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Samuel das Neves showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 96th minute, Alexandre Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 98th minute of the match Maicon Branco sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arlindo Albuquerque skillfully saved the ball. Birutas FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mamonas Assassinas for a fine match.