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Arena do Nemo
Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Hélder de Amaral made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Frank Mendes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastião Velasco was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Nemoel United's Sebastião Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Perez in the 7th minute of play. Sebastião Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Carlos Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Daniel Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Arósio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hélder de Amaral's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Sebastião Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Mendes in the 14th minute of the match. Sebastião Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Mendes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hélder de Amaral in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcelo Arósio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Daniel Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 22nd minute, Frank Mendes 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 a rather tough play, Nemoel United's Nando Vergílio got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Sebastião Velasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Carlos Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Zé Carlos Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Velasco having to interfere. In the 33rdth minute of the game Zé Carlos Perez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nemoel United's Sebastião Velasco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 35th minute Frank Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastião Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Mendes in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Frank Mendes made a precise shot to the right of Sebastião Velasco. Nemoel United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 44th minute, Tião Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Pedro Augusto Esteves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot by Daniel Sena from long distance, 48 minutes into the match, got Marcelo Arósio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Frank Mendes made a kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Carlos Perez got free with Sebastião Velasco in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nemoel United's Sebastião Velasco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Nemoel United from getting a goal against them. Nemoel United's Sebastião Velasco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Nemoel United from getting a goal against them. 68 minutes into the game, Daniel Sena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nemoel United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Riachaozinho the free kick. In the 69th minute, Frank Mendes fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Sebastião Velasco, passed just outside the right post. Sebastião Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Mendes in the 71st minute of play. In the 78th minute Frank Mendes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Mendes in the 79th minute of play forced Nemoel United's goalkeeper Sebastião Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastião Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Mendes in the 81st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Carlos Perez got free with Sebastião Velasco in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Nemoel United getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Daniel Sena hit a great ball. With his leg Sebastião Velasco managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when Riachaozinho's Zé Carlos Perez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marcelo Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder de Amaral in the 90th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Riachaozinho walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.