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Estádio Cristais
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Glauco Bertassi started the match with the kick off. Dênis Tavares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nando das Neves having to interfere. Nando das Neves made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Gerson Pereira sent off a good shot on target. After 12 played minutes Inglesa got a freekick which was hit by Isaltino Branco. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Inglesa's goalkeeper Nando das Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Dênis Tavares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 23rd minute Glauco Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inglesa's defense didn't have a chance, in the 32nd minute, when Glauco Bertassi scored to the left of an out of position Nando das Neves, making the score, 1-0. After 38 minutes, Carlos Eduardo Nunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cristais AD and the Inglesa players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Inglesa booed when Cristais AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Eduardo Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Inglesa's Nando das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renato Cardozo in the 40th minute of play. A hard shot 43 in the game by Dênis Tavares from a close distance when the talented Nando das Neves managed to make a qualified save. Inglesa's players were relieved. Glauco Bertassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 45th match minute, Inglesa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Glauke Panayiotopoulos to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes, Cristais AD's Rodriguinho de Azevedo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nando das Neves came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Cristais AD reached it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gino Borges made a kick off. Gerson Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Nando das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nando das Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dênis Tavares's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Glauco Bertassi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nando das Neves having to make a save. 64 minutes into the game, Cristais AD's Dênis Tavares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nando das Neves made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Nando das Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dênis Tavares's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. 74 minutes into the game, Glauco Bertassi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Nando das Neves was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 77th minute, Glauco Bertassi made a precise shot to the right of Nando das Neves. Inglesa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Glauco Bertassi in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nando das Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Glauco Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Nando das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gino Borges hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Glauco Bertassi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nando das Neves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glauco Bertassi in the 90th minute of play forced Inglesa's goalkeeper Nando das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Cristais AD booed when Inglesa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gino Borges didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute Glauco Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gino Borges kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Inglesa's Nando das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glauco Bertassi in the 98th minute of play.