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Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 7285 (Terracing: 5466, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Noel Peres in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reynaldo Leão saved SantasticoJovemFC from getting behind. 8 minutes into the match, SantasticoJovemFC's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Bittencourt came free, but Reynaldo Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 minutes of play, Travessos FC's Charles Bittencourt made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reynaldo Leão was left in no man's land by his defense there! Travessos FC's Noel Peres got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Gerson Simões hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reynaldo Leão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Noel Peres went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Travessos FC's Charles Bittencourt in 43 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Reynaldo Leão guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Charles Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Reynaldo Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reynaldo Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel Peres in the 46th minute of the match. After 48 minutes, Noel Peres made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. SantasticoJovemFC's Reynaldo Leão tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 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. Noel Peres was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Peres in the 54th minute of play forced SantasticoJovemFC's goalkeeper Reynaldo Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Bebeto Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SantasticoJovemFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bebeto Domingues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 57th match minute, SantasticoJovemFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dráusio Cosme to maneuver through the defense. Noel Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Reynaldo Leão managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Travessos FC's Charles Bittencourt fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 62nd minute, Charles Bittencourt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Travessos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 68th minute, Travessos FC's Geovani Mangueira dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. Travessos FC's Durvalino Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bebeto Domingues in the 72nd minute of play. If Noel Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Travessos FC's Noel Peres ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Reynaldo Leão. Reynaldo Leão yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Noel Peres managed to get in a good position for a shot. Travessos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Noel Peres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Leão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Charles Bittencourt in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Reynaldo Leão, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Charles Bittencourt took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Reynaldo Leão. Reynaldo Leão dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. In the 93rd minute, Noel Peres 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. After 99 played minutes SantasticoJovemFC got a freekick which was hit by Dráusio Cosme. In the 100th minute of the match Rui Coutinho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Reynaldo Leão showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match was over Travessos FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SantasticoJovemFC throughout the match.