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Ilha de Patmos
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ricardinho de Lara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Régis Siqueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Team Nexus's Ricardinho de Lara, in the 9th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Team Nexus. 10 minutes into the game, Régis Siqueira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Chiquinho Mesquita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mengão FC's goalkeeper Chiquinho Mesquita, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Armandinho Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro de Alcântara having to interfere. Régis Siqueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christiano Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Luiz Paulo Machado, 46 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal.

The wind increased when Dedê Félix made the kick off in the second half. Alexsandro das Neves's late challenge caught a Team Nexus's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexsandro das Neves helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Team Nexus booed when Mengão FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexsandro das Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardinho de Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Chiquinho Mesquita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Mengão FC defense, Régis Siqueira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chiquinho Mesquita. The Mengão FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chiquinho Mesquita should have stopped the shot. Chiquinho Mesquita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho de Lara in the 64th minute of play. 1-3 became the score in the 65th minute when Ricardinho de Lara elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ramiro de Alcântara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armandinho Silva in the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Dedê Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro de Alcântara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christiano Capixaba scored 2-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ramiro de Alcântara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th minute, Mengão FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ricardinho de Lara fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Dedê Félix managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mengão FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Dedê Félix was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramiro de Alcântara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ramiro de Alcântara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Campidelis in the 90th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dedê Félix in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ramiro de Alcântara saved Team Nexus from getting behind. 93 minutes into the game, Tiago Gabriel Campidelis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Ramiro de Alcântara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.