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Cinzas do Sol
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes, Nilmar Donatello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fenix FC and the Ema players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nilmar Donatello kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. José Maria Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Dino Massa came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Fenix 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 Dino Massa couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Ema's José Pedro Toledo got control of the ball when Dino Massa tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Maria Guedes in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Pedro Toledo saved Ema from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Ema's zone, Clóvis Brasil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Pedro Toledo came out of the goal and Clóvis Brasil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. José Pedro Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Maria Guedes in the 36th minute of play. José Pedro Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilmar Donatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Pedro Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel da Cunha in the 42nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgard de Castro in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Pedro Melo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th match minute, Fenix FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléberson de Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. Dino Massa might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Pedro Toledo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dino Massa ran back to his position shaking his head.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Maria Guedes to make the kick off. If José Maria Guedes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuca Pernambucano kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Edgard de Castro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving José Pedro Melo. That made the score 1-1 in the 59 minute of play. José Pedro Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dino Massa, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. José Pedro Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dino Massa in the 65th minute of the match. José Pedro Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard de Castro in the 67th minute of the match. Edgard de Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. José Pedro Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgard de Castro in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Pedro Melo saved Fenix FC from getting behind. Dino Massa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute Dino Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Pedro Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Gabriel da Cunha got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Ema booed when Fenix FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléberson de Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Pedro Melo was a little too slow when Edgard de Castro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 2-2.