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Nork Reina Caldeirão
Spectators: 5250 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Moisés Jacinto got the match started through his kick off. Sebastião Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sebastião Pontes came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the SafarijoeSports 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 Sebastião Pontes couldn't finish the play. When Sebastião Pontes came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the SafarijoeSports 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 Sebastião Pontes couldn't finish the play. If Adalberto Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moisés Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Gualter Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 26 minutes, Moisés Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SafarijoeSports's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moisés Jacinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, Nork Reina Team's goal looked a bit too open when Doni de Almeida came free, but Gualter Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game Moisés Jacinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nork Reina Team's Gualter Sabóia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Adalberto Dantas managed to get in a good position for a shot. SafarijoeSports's supporters rose to their feet, but Adalberto Dantas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gualter Sabóia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Moisés Jacinto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gualter Sabóia was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Doni de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Nork Reina Team's zone, Doni de Almeida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gualter Sabóia came out of the goal and Doni de Almeida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. SafarijoeSports's Moisés Jacinto got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nork Reina Team's Gualter Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Dantas in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tarcisio Barbosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Doni de Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nork Reina Team's Gualter Sabóia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Nork Reina Team from getting a goal against them. Adalberto Dantas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Moisés Jacinto 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. Sebastião Pontes hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Urbano in the 72nd minute of play forced SafarijoeSports's goalkeeper Elano Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Tarcisio Barbosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nork Reina Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Gualter Sabóia was a little too slow when Moisés Jacinto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 1-1. Sebastião Pontes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sebastião Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Gualter Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 91 minutes, Moisés Jacinto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SafarijoeSports's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moisés Jacinto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nork Reina Team's Gualter Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Dantas in the 93rd minute of play. Moisés Jacinto in the 95thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gualter Sabóia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save.