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arena ALFA
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mário Abraão kicked off to start the match. Patrick Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toninho Silva having to interfere. David Barros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Erasmo Dias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If David Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 14 minutes, Ricardinho Carioca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ALFA center´s and the Itapaje players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th minute David Barros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erasmo Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erasmo Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Ferraz in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Ferraz in the 34th minute of play forced ALFA center´s's goalkeeper Erasmo Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patrick Messias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toninho Silva having to interfere. When David Barros came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Itapaje 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 David Barros couldn't finish the play. Erasmo Dias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Abraão in the 48th minute of play forced Itapaje's goalkeeper Toninho Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Ferraz to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, João Ferraz 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. Erasmo Dias made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Barros in the 54th minute. Erasmo Dias made an important save on a dangerous shot by David Barros in the 63rd minute. David Barross short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Erasmo Dias to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If João Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the match, ALFA center´s's goal looked a bit too open when João Ferraz came free, but Erasmo Dias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ALFA center´s booed when Itapaje was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aníbal Carioca didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Mário Abraão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ALFA center´s's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mário Abraão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, David Barros notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of ALFA center´s's Erasmo Dias. Erasmo Dias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. David Barros in the 97thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Erasmo Dias, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.