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Estádio Perfeição
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luís Gustavo Nogueira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Elivélton Batista struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Alexandre Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nativa FC. Marcelo Leme hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Elivélton Batista came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Nativa FC 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 Elivélton Batista couldn't finish the play. Flavinho Mandrak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Fabinho Pombal made a huge save. Fabinho Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Gustavo Nogueira in the 19th minute of the match. Luís Gustavo Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Fabinho Pombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Luiz de Mendonça fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nativa FC's protests and gave Luiz de Mendonça a yellow card for diving instead. If Flavinho Mandrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Luís Gustavo Nogueira fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fabinho Pombal, passed just outside the right post. Fabinho Pombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aílton Capixaba in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Luís Gustavo Nogueira fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 41st minute, Aílton Capixaba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute Elivélton Batista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandre Gonçalves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Elivélton Batista made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Flavinho Mandrak made a precise shot to the right of Fabinho Pombal. Nativa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Legião Futebol Clube's Flavinho Mandrak in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nativa FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elivélton Batista in the 61st minute of play forced Legião Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Alexandre Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elivélton Batista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexandre Gonçalves having to interfere. Arí Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute of the match, Elivélton Batista tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alexandre Gonçalves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Legião Futebol Clube's Alexandre Gonçalves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Legião Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. 83 minutes into the match, Legião Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Elivélton Batista came free, but Alexandre Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 86 played minutes, Nativa FC's Júlio Alcântara shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alexandre Gonçalves 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 Nativa FC reached it. Aílton Capixaba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aílton Capixaba charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aílton Capixaba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aílton Capixaba hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute Nativa FC were awarded a corner. Júlio Alcântara went to the cornerflag to take it. Nativa FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.