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Neto da Vilma
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 0) Carlos Freitas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Fonseca in the 3rd minute of the match. Carlos Barbosa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Fábio Lucas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sao Cristovao's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Lucas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlos Barbosa struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Luiz Fábio Lucas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neto FC. Luciano Fonseca scored 0-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Freitas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luiz Fábio Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emin Kaan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Luiz Fábio Lucas firmly grabbed it by the left post. After having played for 28 minutes, Emin Kaan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Neto FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emin Kaan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute, Cesinha Paulista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fábio Lucas having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Barbosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The Neto FC fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Neto FC's Emin Kaan 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to Neto FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Arthur Lima hit a great ball. Carlos Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fábio Lucas having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Emin Kaan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luiz Fábio Lucas was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomás Guerra during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Sao Cristovao:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Neto FC:s goal. The referee gave Neto FC a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mazinho Freitas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sao Cristovao's Luiz Fábio Lucas. 4-1. 77 minutes into the match, Neto FC's Emin Kaan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luiz Fábio Lucas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th match minute, Sao Cristovao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvério França to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Inácio Sarmento during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sao Cristovao fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! In the 87th minute there was a penalty for Neto FC. Mazinho Freitas stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Luiz Fábio Lucas. 5-1. If Carlos Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neto FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.