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Tomasina
Spectators: 5750 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elias Vander kicked off to start the match. Elias Vander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luan Paraibano hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Carlos Alberto Simões 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. 13 minutes into the match, Elias Vander dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elói Araújo, 1-0. An unexpected shot in the 23rd minute by Elias Vander got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Gustavo Ortiz in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ulysses Silveira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Carlos Alberto Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tomasina's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Alberto Simões was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elói Araújo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elias Vander struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Elói Araújo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tomasina. Carlos Alberto Simões fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elói Araújo having to interfere. Elias Vander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luiz Gustavo Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Tomasina's Edmílson Furtado got a free kick in the 45th minute. If Olavo Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olavo Soares made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Elias Vander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elói Araújo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luiz Gustavo Ortiz got free with Ulysses Silveira in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elias Vander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elói Araújo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Elói Araújo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of A.C Golden Dragons booed when Tomasina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dieguinho Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ulysses Silveira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luiz Gustavo Ortiz went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Olavo Soares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 75 minutes, Edmílson Furtado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tomasina and the A.C Golden Dragons players grew even worse after the yellow card. Edmílson Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Luan Paraibano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulysses Silveira having to interfere. When Olavo Soares came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the A.C Golden Dragons 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 Olavo Soares couldn't finish the play.