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Arena Ghost
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arlindo Pires kicked off to start the match. Marquinhos Damião received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Gernando Brasil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arlindo Pires succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. The supporters of Ghost EC booed when Black Lotus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Márcio Pombal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matheus das Neves in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cacá Paes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arlindo Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Marquinhos Damião had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matheus das Neves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cacá Paes having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Black Lotus's goalkeeper Cacá Paes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matheus das Neves. When Ernesto Cabral came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Ghost EC 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 Ernesto Cabral couldn't finish the play. Ernesto Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Cacá Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ghost EC's Gustavo Salles got a free kick in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ernesto Cabral to strike the kick off in the second half. Marquinhos Damião sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Matheus das Neves came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Ghost EC 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 Matheus das Neves couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Matheus das Neves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cacá Paes was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Ghost EC's Murillo Matos got a free kick in the 65th minute. Marquinhos Damião sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cacá Paes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matheus das Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After a rather tough play, Black Lotus's Márcio Pombal got a free kick in the 75th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luan de Carvalho during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Black Lotus's Luan de Carvalho got a free kick in the 78th minute. Marquinhos Damião fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gernando Brasil having to interfere. Marquinhos Damião was extremely unlucky when he, in the 88th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Matheus das Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Black Lotus eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.