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Estádio Birutas
Spectators: 7253 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Natanael Perez started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, SantasticoJovemFC's Reynaldo Leão got control of the ball when Natanael Perez tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Erasmo Negri fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SantasticoJovemFC's protests and gave Erasmo Negri a yellow card for diving instead. Erasmo Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Natanael Perez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Reynaldo Leão came out and tried to block the shot, but Natanael Perez slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. Reynaldo Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natanael Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natanael Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Reynaldo Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Nicolas Ceresso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Reynaldo Leão, 2-0. Nicolas Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reynaldo Leão having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Natanael Perez in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reynaldo Leão saved SantasticoJovemFC from getting behind. In the 42nd minute Bebeto Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bebeto Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bebeto Domingues stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes SantasticoJovemFC got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Negri. Reynaldo Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natanael Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Nicolas Ceresso 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. SantasticoJovemFC's Reynaldo Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natanael Perez in the 61st minute of play. In the 66th minute Robinho Leite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Birutas FC's Natanael Perez got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nicolas Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Birutas FC's Arlindo Albuquerque got control of the ball when Bebeto Domingues tried to sneak it across the goal line. Natanael Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reynaldo Leão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Natanael Perez's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Arlindo Albuquerque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bebeto Domingues in the 85th minute of the match. Nicolas Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 91 minutes, Nicolas Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birutas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicolas Ceresso 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 94th minute Natanael Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erasmo Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Birutas FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.