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Garagem Hot Hod
Spectators: 7267 (Terracing: 5452, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) Elder Madureira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando de Barros in the 2nd minute of play forced Hot Rod Sports's goalkeeper David Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandro Abraão kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Hot Rod Sports's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando de Barros came free, but David Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafinha Teles in the 11th minute of play forced Pixaim EC's goalkeeper Renatinho Ceresso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luís Mello in the 13th minute of play forced Hot Rod Sports's goalkeeper David Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan de Moraes was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The supporters of Hot Rod Sports booed when Pixaim EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Carlos Zilles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pixaim EC's André Luís Mello got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eduardo Amaral's late challenge caught a Pixaim EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eduardo Amaral helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd minute, one of Hot Rod Sports:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hot Rod Sports. The supporters of Pixaim EC booed when Hot Rod Sports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafinha Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute of the match Carlos Mendonça sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but David Reis skillfully saved the ball. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hot Rod Sports's goalkeeper David Reis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. André Luís Mello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Reis having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, André Luís Mello had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Reis. Hot Rod Sports's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that André Luís Mello was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 47 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Pixaim EC's Fernando de Barros fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernando de Barros to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Fernando de Barros's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Reis was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. After having played for 54 minutes, André Luís Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pixaim EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Luís Mello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Fernando de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rafinha Teles kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Hot Rod Sports's goalkeeper David Reis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Luís Mello. When Fernando de Barros fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pixaim EC's protests and gave Fernando de Barros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th match minute, Pixaim EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando de Barros to maneuver through the defense. 83 minutes in the game, Juan de Moraes dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elder Madureira in the 85th minute of play forced Pixaim EC's goalkeeper Renatinho Ceresso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pixaim EC's goalkeeper Renatinho Ceresso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Luís Mello in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Reis saved Hot Rod Sports from getting behind. After 90 minutes, André Luís Mello made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Hot Rod Sports's David Reis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Hot Rod Sports getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Eduardo Amaral hit a great ball. When Carlos Mendonça came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Pixaim EC 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 Carlos Mendonça couldn't finish the play. Pixaim EC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.