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Estádio GRABICOSKI
Spectators: 7195 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) CZAR Sporting's Edmílson Custódio 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. Paulo Renato Linares took the ball and in the 2 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fabrício Fonseca. Fabrício Fonseca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Caco Lopez made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Wellington Almeida sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Edmílson Custódio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Caco Lopez. That made the score 1-1 in the 6 minute of play. Brejo Alegre Futebol Club's Caco Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edmílson Custódio in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brejo Alegre Futebol Club's goalkeeper Caco Lopez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th minute Edmílson Custódio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caco Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edmílson Custódio got free with Caco Lopez in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 37 minutes into the game, Paulo Renato Linares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Fabrício Fonseca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Brejo Alegre Futebol Club's goalkeeper Caco Lopez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Brejo Alegre Futebol Club's zone, Wellington Almeida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Caco Lopez came out of the goal and Wellington Almeida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabrício Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcinho Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcinho Marques was the one to do the kick off. Caco Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Almeida in the 52nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Paulo Renato Linares put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Fabrício Fonseca. Marcinho Marques's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabrício Fonseca read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. The supporters of CZAR Sporting booed when Brejo Alegre Futebol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moisés de Amaral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cícero Trancoso hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Flávio Alcântara was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 72nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Caco Lopez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wellington Almeida went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Wellington Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Caco Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmílson Custódio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caco Lopez having to interfere. If Edmílson Custódio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmílson Custódio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caco Lopez having to interfere. The Brejo Alegre Futebol Club players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.