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Francisco Coradi
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilson de Queirós made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as OFF's Agnaldo Toledo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raphael Mazza. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. Raphael Mazza didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 15th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. In the 32nd minute, Rony Recife ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gugu Pena was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Raí Lima could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Raphael Mazza made a huge save. In the 39th minute Abelardo Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Raí Lima 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. After a rather tough play, Megafuts FC's Fabinho Cunha got a free kick in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abelardo Netto was the one to do the kick off. If Gilson de Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Megafuts FC defense, Agnaldo Toledo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raphael Mazza. The Megafuts FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raphael Mazza should have stopped the shot. Raphael Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelardo Netto in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Megafuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raí Lima came free, but Raphael Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, OFF's Gugu Pena got control of the ball when Gilson de Queirós tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raphael Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raí Lima in the 86th minute of play forced Megafuts FC's goalkeeper Raphael Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilson de Queirós hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. If Gilson de Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 96 minutes into the match, Megafuts FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Netto came free, but Raphael Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. OFF walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.