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ARENA Só o Pó
Spectators: 7308 (Terracing: 5482, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Peaky Blinders's André Luiz de Lima started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 minutes, Perivaldo de Almeida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A. Só o Pó F.C. and the Peaky Blinders players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 3rd minute, Perivaldo de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Peaky Blinders's César Saraiva in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Filipe Leão hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filipe Leão got free with Christian Souza in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Zeca Souto fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s protests and gave Zeca Souto a yellow card for diving instead. César Saraiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Rômulo Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rômulo Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from César Saraiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th match minute, C.A. Só o Pó F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Leão to maneuver through the defense. Filipe Leão charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filipe Leão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 minutes of play C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s Filipe Leão was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 21 played minutes C.A. Só o Pó F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Filipe Leão. The Peaky Blinders fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Peaky Blinders's César Saraiva looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luiz de Lima in the 34th minute of play forced C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s goalkeeper Rômulo Paulista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s Rômulo Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Luiz de Lima in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, C.A. Só o Pó F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeca Souto to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, André Luiz de Lima made a precise shot to the right of Rômulo Paulista. C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After the first half Peaky Blinders were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when André Luís Pitta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. César Saraivas short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Rômulo Paulista to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 69th minute, César Saraiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Peaky Blinders's João Leme was substituted for Betão Quintal. Peaky Blinders's Dedê Salgado was substituted for César Saraiva. The supporters of C.A. Só o Pó F.C. booed when Peaky Blinders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. César Saraiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s goalkeeper Rômulo Paulista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dedê Salgado in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rômulo Paulista saved C.A. Só o Pó F.C. from getting behind. Rômulo Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedê Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tião Furtado charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tião Furtado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Peaky Blinders's Tião Furtado got a free kick in the 84th minute. Rômulo Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Luiz de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rômulo Paulista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dedê Salgado in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, Reynaldo Arruda got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Reynaldo Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Rômulo Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Luís Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Christian Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Peaky Blinders players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.