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Spectators: 7256 (Terracing: 5443, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) MzINJUSTICEinThisGame's André Cardozo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Abel Pontes sped through MzINJUSTICEinThisGame's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Josué Mandrak. 8 minutes into the game, Doni Prata cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Josué Mandrak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Josué Mandrak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano Cardozo in the 13th minute of the match. Abel Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the game, Ademar Mandrak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Décio Guedes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 21st minute, Bernardo Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the game, Christiano Cardozo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Josué Mandrak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 27 played minutes MzINJUSTICEinThisGame got a freekick which was hit by Donato Varela. Zé Carlos Paiva's late challenge caught a MzINJUSTICEinThisGame's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Carlos Paiva helped the player get up and apologised. Hermínio Ferreira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Josué Mandrak. MzINJUSTICEinThisGame's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 47th minute, Christiano Cardozo 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. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abel Pontes to strike the kick off in the second half. Josué Mandrak made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Christiano Cardozo sent off a good shot on target. Ademar Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Ademar Mandrak put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Décio Guedes. Abel Pontes charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abel Pontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ✦ Mr. Anonymous Team ✦'s Abel Pontes got a free kick in the 60th minute. After having played for 64 minutes, André Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MzINJUSTICEinThisGame's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Cardozo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christiano Cardozo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Josué Mandrak firmly grabbed it by the left post. Josué Mandrak acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 71st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dênis Mazza. Abel Pontes struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Josué Mandrak didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ✦ Mr. Anonymous Team ✦. Décio Guedes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ademar Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 92 played minutes ✦ Mr. Anonymous Team ✦ got a freekick which was hit by Zézinho Cardoso. The ✦ Mr. Anonymous Team ✦ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ✦ Mr. Anonymous Team ✦ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.