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Escola Raimon
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Doriva Meirelles started the match with the kick off. Paulo Renato Paiva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Noel Melo made a huge save. In the 10th minute Patro F C were awarded a corner. Mauro Cabral went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Mauro Cabral almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Inazuma Japan's Zé Vieira did a great save. Noel Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doriva Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Patro F C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eliseu Dante was slow to take the kick. During this time Inazuma Japan's players had a chance to rest. Rui Silva made a great header on Inazuma Japan's corner, it was just that Patro F C's Noel Melo managed to reach the ball for a save. Patro F C's Noel Melo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Patro F C from getting a goal against them. 21 minutes into the match, Patro F C's goalkeeper Noel Melo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulo José Senna. Zé Vieira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edinho de Amaral in the 22nd minute of play. Betão Valle hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. When Paulo Renato Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Inazuma Japan 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 Paulo Renato Paiva couldn't finish the play. Noel Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rui Silva in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Silva in the 37th minute of play forced Patro F C's goalkeeper Noel Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Melo made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Gilson Prestes sent off a good shot on target. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

51 minutes into the game, Franklin Saldanha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Patro F C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Inazuma Japan the free kick. In the 52nd minute, Franklin Saldanha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Rui Silva put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Noel Melo. Donato Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. When Paulo Renato Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Inazuma Japan 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 Paulo Renato Paiva couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the game, Betão Valle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Patro F C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Inazuma Japan the free kick. In the 59th match minute, Patro F C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Betão Valle to maneuver through the defense. Patro F C's Noel Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rui Silva in the 62nd minute of play. Noel Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rui Silva in the 66th minute of the match. Noel Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doriva Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noel Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Renato Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edinho de Amaral got free with Zé Vieira in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Noel Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilson Prestes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Inazuma Japan getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Gilson Prestes hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Edinho de Amaral kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zé Vieira. That made the score 1-1 in the 88 minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Patro F C's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Renato Paiva came free, but Noel Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.