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Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Amazonas Futebol Clube's José Maria Medeiros 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. Sidney Capixaba struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Jonathan de Azevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dread Lion FC. A collision led to Dread Lion FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Ezequiel Netto hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, José Maria Medeiros 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. In the 14th minute, Mecnun Davarcı left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Amazonas Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. José Maria Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Sérgio Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 played minutes Dread Lion FC got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldinho Leite. Carlos Fernando da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Cruz having to interfere. If Sidney Capixaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the game, José Maria Medeiros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Sérgio Cruz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Romeu Quadros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan de Azevedo having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romeu Quadros made a kick off. Romeu Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the match, Dread Lion FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Maria Medeiros came free, but Sérgio Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Dread Lion FC's Osvaldinho Leite got a free kick in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Dread Lion FC's Váldson Machado got a free kick in the 64th minute. When José Maria Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Amazonas Futebol Clube 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 José Maria Medeiros couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Dread Lion FC's Sérgio Cruz got control of the ball when Mecnun Davarcı tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 68th minute, Mecnun Davarcı reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sérgio Cruz. The goal made the score 1-4. Frederico França's late challenge caught a Dread Lion FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frederico França helped the player get up and apologised. Jonathan de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sidney Capixaba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amazonas Futebol Clube's Carlos Fernando da Rocha got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mecnun Davarcı fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Cruz having to interfere. In the 80th minute José Maria Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, José Maria Medeiros dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sérgio Cruz, 1-5. If José Maria Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mecnun Davarcı got free with Sérgio Cruz in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jonathan de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Capixaba in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dread Lion FC's goalkeeper Sérgio Cruz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Dread Lion FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Amazonas Futebol Clube were clearly better and deserved to take the win.