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Estádio Apinage
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kaká Maranhense started the match with the kick off. If Fábio Salgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Nelas Futebol e Sexo getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Marcos Guerra hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Fábio Salgado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Richard de Mendonça was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After 13 played minutes Apinage SC got a freekick which was hit by Cláudio Mazza. Richard de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fábio Salgado in the 18th minute of the match. After having played for 21 minutes, Fábio Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nelas Futebol e Sexo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fábio Salgado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 26th play minutes Fábio Salgado shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Richard de Mendonça and just under the crossbar into goal. The Nelas Futebol e Sexo fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Nelas Futebol e Sexo's Fábio Salgado 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Luiz Fábio da Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard de Mendonça having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Fábio Salgado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Richard de Mendonça was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fábio Salgado to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Nelas Futebol e Sexo's Arnaldo Campidelis ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Richard de Mendonça. Richard de Mendonça yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. With his leg Richard de Mendonça managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Nelas Futebol e Sexo's Fábio Salgado fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Apinage SC's Richard de Mendonça proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Apinage SC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Apinage SC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Cláudio Mazza hit a great ball. Arnaldo Campidelis struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Richard de Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nelas Futebol e Sexo. A hard shot 71 in the game by Fábio Salgado from a close distance when the talented Richard de Mendonça managed to make a qualified save. Apinage SC's players were relieved. After 78 played minutes Apinage SC got a freekick which was hit by Giovani Lira. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fábio Salgado in the 79th minute of play forced Apinage SC's goalkeeper Richard de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fábio Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fábio Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nelas Futebol e Sexo's Fábio Salgado got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nelas Futebol e Sexo played a much better game than Apinage SC and deserved their victory. The Apinage SC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.