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Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedro Augusto de Carvalho started the match with the kick off. A collision led to INF. FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Elder Guerra hit a great ball. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Traicao's goalkeeper Afonso Dante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Afonso Dante made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Elder Guerra sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Augusto de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Afonso Dante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. William Viana's late challenge caught a Traicao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. William Viana helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd minute, William Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 24 minutes, Andrézinho Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Traicao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Andrézinho Cardoso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Elder Guerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afonso Dante. Traicao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elder Guerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Basílio Novaes hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. William Viana hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 31 played minutes, Traicao's Belmiro Couto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edu Sá came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Traicao reached it. 34 minutes into the match, Andrézinho Cardoso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edu Sá. INF. FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrézinho Cardoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Caetano Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caetano Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 37 played minutes Traicao got a freekick which was hit by Caetano Costa. Pedro Augusto de Carvalho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Afonso Dante came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by INF. FC's Elder Guerra. But to his dismay, Elder Guerra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Elder Guerra took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Afonso Dante. Afonso Dante dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tales de Andrade to strike the kick off in the second half. Afonso Dante didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pedro Augusto de Carvalho went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elder Guerra in the 59th minute of play forced Traicao's goalkeeper Afonso Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Augusto de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Dante having to interfere. Elder Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Dante having to interfere. INF. FC's Elder Guerra got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Pedro Augusto de Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the INF. 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 Pedro Augusto de Carvalho couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Augusto de Carvalho in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Afonso Dante prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonathan Freire hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Traicao's zone, Pedro Augusto de Carvalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afonso Dante came out of the goal and Pedro Augusto de Carvalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jonathan Freire charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Freire the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 76 played minutes Traicao got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Freire. If Pedro Augusto de Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Augusto de Carvalho 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. After 82 minutes, Elder Guerra made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Traicao's Afonso Dante tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Elder Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonso Dante having to interfere. Afonso Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Guerra in the 90th minute of the match. Afonso Dante stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elder Guerra's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. When INF. FC's Pedro Augusto de Carvalho in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Traicao's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, INF. FC's Edu Sá got control of the ball when Andrézinho Cardoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 98th minute, Pedro Augusto de Carvalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The INF. FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. INF. FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.