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Caraubas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicolas Botelho got the match started through his kick off. In the 10th minute Carlos Alberto Cosme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davi Meireles hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Team Nexus's Luiz Paulo Machado tried to score from far away in the 12th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 15th play minute Nicolas Botelho came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ramiro de Alcântara. 1-0. 24 minutes into the match, Cristóvão Brodel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Richard Reis. Caraubas SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristóvão Brodel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Nicolas Botelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro de Alcântara having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Régis Siqueira in the 31st minute of play forced Caraubas SS's goalkeeper Richard Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Team Nexus's zone, Nicolas Botelho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramiro de Alcântara came out of the goal and Nicolas Botelho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Nicolas Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raphael Gaspar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramiro de Alcântara having to interfere. When Dinei Mesquita fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caraubas SS's protests and gave Dinei Mesquita a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th minute, Dinei Mesquita hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Richard Reis made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Régis Siqueira sent off a good shot on target. Richard Reis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardinho de Lara went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. If Nicolas Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Alberto Cosme got free with Richard Reis in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Team Nexus:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Caraubas SS:s goal. The referee gave Caraubas SS a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nicolas Botelho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Team Nexus's Ramiro de Alcântara. 2-2. Caraubas SS's Richard Reis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Caraubas SS from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute, Ricardinho de Lara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute, Carlos Alberto Cosme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute Carlos Alberto Cosme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nicolas Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Richard Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Nicolas Botelho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ramiro de Alcântara having to make a save. In the 95th match minute, Team Nexus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elói Tasso to maneuver through the defense.