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Luisiana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Imperial FC's Christiano da Rocha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Christiano da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Mendonça was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 4th match minute, The Huge Tortoise FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cléberson Vaz to maneuver through the defense. Gernando Guimarães hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. When Christiano da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Imperial FC 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 Christiano da Rocha couldn't finish the play. Gernando Guimarães got his second yellow card in the match during the 13th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Gernando Guimarães hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. When Luís Eduardo Torres fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Huge Tortoise FC's protests and gave Luís Eduardo Torres a yellow card for diving instead. In the 17th minute, Luís Eduardo Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th match minute, Imperial FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. Diogo Medeiros charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diogo Medeiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Diogo Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Alan Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Mendonça having to interfere. The supporters of The Huge Tortoise FC booed when Imperial FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Alberto Ceresso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute Christiano da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Christiano da Rocha made a precise shot to the right of Rodrigo Mendonça. The Huge Tortoise FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Reis in the 39th minute of play forced The Huge Tortoise FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Huge Tortoise FC's Rodrigo Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano da Rocha in the 40th minute of play. Alan Reis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Huge Tortoise FC's Rodrigo Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano da Rocha in the 47th minute of play. The The Huge Tortoise FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Imperial FC were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tarcisio Aparecido was the one to do the kick off. Rodrigo Mendonça was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Christiano da Rocha capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christiano da Rocha really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Christiano da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Mendonça having to interfere. Tarcisio Aparecido charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tarcisio Aparecido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st minute, Tarcisio Aparecido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rodrigo Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christiano da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Mendonça made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alan Reis in the 63rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Alan Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imperial FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan Reis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Mendonça breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christiano da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Rodrigo Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christiano da Rocha struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Rodrigo Mendonça didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Imperial FC. Christiano da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Rodrigo Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in The Huge Tortoise FC's zone, Christiano da Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodrigo Mendonça came out of the goal and Christiano da Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Imperial FC's Alan Reis got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alan Reis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The The Huge Tortoise FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Imperial FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.