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Candeia
Spectators: 6656 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) Candeia's Váldson Duarte started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Váldson Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilton Paes having to interfere. When Luisão Nunes fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Night Wolves's protests and gave Luisão Nunes a yellow card for diving instead. Frank Saldanha kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Carlos Alberto Prado 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. After a defensive mix-up in Candeia's zone, Augusto Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Patrick Travassos came out of the goal and Augusto Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Patrick Travassos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Vasconcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Erik Rocha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wilton Paes skillfully saved the ball. In the 25thth minute of the game Váldson Duarte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Night Wolves's Wilton Paes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nuno Furtado's late challenge caught a Night Wolves's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nuno Furtado helped the player get up and apologised. Luisão Mello took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Patrick Travassos. Candeia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Night Wolves fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when Night Wolves's Augusto Vasconcelos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Patrick Travassos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilson Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augusto Vasconcelos to strike the kick off in the second half. Carlos Alberto Prado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilton Paes having to interfere. Augusto Vasconcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilson Penha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Travassos having to interfere. Wilton Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Prado, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Night Wolves's Wilton Paes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Váldson Duarte in the 62nd minute of play. Frank Saldanha charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Saldanha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Frank Saldanha hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Augusto Vasconcelos struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Patrick Travassos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Night Wolves. Wilton Paes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Váldson Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Candeia's Carlos Alberto Prado got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 73rd minute Váldson Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilton Paes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Candeia's Váldson Duarte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilton Paes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 78 minutes, Váldson Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Candeia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Váldson Duarte was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute, Gilson Penha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Travassos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Váldson Duarte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Wilton Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Váldson Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chants of Night Wolves echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Candeia had held the ball for most of the match.