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Isaac Portal Roldán
Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luís Gustavo Nogueira kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Manoel Lara reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alexandre Gonçalves. The goal made the score 1-0. When Sandrinho Furlan came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Mecanibais 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 Sandrinho Furlan couldn't finish the play. In the 9th minute, Luís Gustavo Nogueira made a precise shot to the right of Dário Britto. Mecanibais's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 12th minute, Luís Gustavo Nogueira 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. Flavinho Mandrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Dário Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th match minute, Mecanibais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. After 21 played minutes, Legião Futebol Clube's Marcelo Leme shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dário Britto 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 Legião Futebol Clube reached it. When Flavinho Mandrak came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Legião Futebol Clube 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 Flavinho Mandrak couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Mecanibais booed when Legião Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dráuzio Siqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Manoel Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Gonçalves was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Legião Futebol Clube's Luís Gustavo Nogueira got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Gustavo Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Dário Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aílton Capixaba hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Sandrinho Furlan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Alexandre Gonçalves made a huge save.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manoel Lara made a kick off. Alexandre Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandrinho Furlan in the 51st minute of the match. Mecanibais's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Luís Gustavo Nogueira scored to the left of an out of position Dário Britto, making the score, 1-2. In the 61st minute, Aílton Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manoel Lara in the 63rd minute of play forced Legião Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Alexandre Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandrinho Furlan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Alexandre Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Mecanibais's goalkeeper Dário Britto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flavinho Mandrak. 69 minutes into the match, Mecanibais's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Gustavo Nogueira came free, but Dário Britto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sandrinho Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dráuzio Siqueira hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Legião Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Manoel Lara came free, but Alexandre Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dário Britto made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Flavinho Mandrak sent off a good shot on target. Luís Gustavo Nogueira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dário Britto having to make a save. When Luís Gustavo Nogueira came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Legião Futebol Clube 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 Luís Gustavo Nogueira couldn't finish the play. During the 85th minute of the match Aílton Capixaba completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Aílton Capixaba a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 85 played minutes Legião Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Aílton Capixaba. Leopoldo de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavinho Mandrak got free with Dário Britto in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alexandre Gonçalves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandrinho Furlan in the 91st minute of play. When Sandrinho Furlan came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Mecanibais 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 Sandrinho Furlan couldn't finish the play. Legião Futebol Clube's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.