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Estádio Baia Rica
Spectators: 7171 (Terracing: 5380, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. João Neves started the match with the kick off. White Water's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Marcinho Pinheiro 7 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. In the 14th minute, Celso Brito got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Paulinho Lucas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guga Batista in the 19th minute. João Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Szczęsny having to interfere. Marcinho Pinheiro hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. João Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Walter Szczęsny tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

A collision led to White Water getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Gugu Mendonça hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, MathGus FC's goalkeeper Walter Szczęsny had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Neves. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo José de Alcântara in the 65th minute of play forced White Water's goalkeeper Paulinho Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcinho Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celso Brito charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celso Brito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marcinho Pinheiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulinho Lucas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcinho Pinheiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Caetano Sergipano hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. MathGus FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.