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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cafu Couto took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cafu Couto sped through Meu Pau na Tua Mão FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tiago Cruz. Maurício Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Zé Paulo do Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute Cafu Couto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Meu Pau na Tua Mão FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cafu Couto came free, but Tiago Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Paulo do Nascimento made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Jorge Berger sent off a good shot on target. Tiago Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Vinhas in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, SC CORINGÃO's Zé Paulo do Nascimento got control of the ball when Jorge Berger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jorge Berger in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zé Paulo do Nascimento, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 20thth minute of the game Cafu Couto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Meu Pau na Tua Mão FC's Tiago Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Cafu Couto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiago Cruz was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Meu Pau na Tua Mão FC defense, Nuno Souto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiago Cruz. The Meu Pau na Tua Mão FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiago Cruz should have stopped the shot. In the 32nd minute Cafu Couto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Berger in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zé Paulo do Nascimento, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cafu Couto succeeded in the game's 40th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Jorge Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maurício Lara was the one to do the kick off. Cafu Couto succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 58th playminute. After having played for 61 minutes, Cafu Couto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC CORINGÃO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cafu Couto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Vinhas in the 62nd minute of play forced Meu Pau na Tua Mão FC's goalkeeper Tiago Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Jorge Berger 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. The nice shot from Cafu Couto in the 68thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Tiago Cruz had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Reynaldo Vinhas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 73 minutes, Reynaldo Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC CORINGÃO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reynaldo Vinhas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maurício Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Zé Paulo do Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Cafu Couto 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. Tiago Cruz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when SC CORINGÃO's Cafu Couto shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-5 in the ordered_time% minute. SC CORINGÃO's Zé Paulo do Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Berger in the 88th minute of play. Jorge Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo do Nascimento having to interfere. 91 minutes into the game, one of SC CORINGÃO:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 96 minutes into the match, Cafu Couto notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of Meu Pau na Tua Mão FC's Tiago Cruz. Tiago Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The SC CORINGÃO supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing SC CORINGÃO would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.