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Prego
Spectators: 7269 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joel Meireles made the kick off which started today's match. Caveira's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Zé de Almeida 3 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Zé de Almeida 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. In the 9th match minute, Prego was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizinho Pitta to maneuver through the defense. When Norberto Penha came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Caveira 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 Norberto Penha couldn't finish the play. Leandro Tavares struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Denílson Veiga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Prego. A collision led to Prego getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Luizinho Pitta hit a great ball. After 18 played minutes, Caveira's Diguinho de Souza shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Lago 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 Caveira reached it. Prego's Luiz Fábio Lago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thomás Albuquerque in the 19th minute of play. Zé de Almeida succeeded in the game's 21st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. Denílson Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé de Almeida in the 29th minute of the match. When Norberto Penha came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Caveira 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 Norberto Penha couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Prego getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Zé de Almeida hit a great ball. Luiz Fábio Lago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the game, Caveira's Norberto Penha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Fábio Lago made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Joel Meireles kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zé de Almeida was the one to do the kick off. Zé de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute, Leandro Tavares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denílson Veiga was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 65th match minute, Caveira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomás Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 66th minute of the game. One of Caveira:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Prego:s goal. In the 78th match minute, Prego was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Chaves to maneuver through the defense. Zé de Almeida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Denílson Veiga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joel Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fábio Lago having to interfere. Denílson Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, Caveira's Thomás Albuquerque got a free kick in the 94th minute. Zé de Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Prego's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.