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Celeiro de Ases
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex dos Santos started the match with the kick off. Samuca Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diguinho Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gualter da Costa charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gualter da Costa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpected shot in the 9th minute by Afonso Salles got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 11th minute, Afonso Salles 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. The long shot by Thomás Seco in the 13th minute really tested Thomás Pinho's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Tabajara FC's Alex dos Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Tabajara FC booed when DarkFalcon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Damião didn't get a good kick on the ball. Beto Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Afonso Salles struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Thomás Pinho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tabajara FC. Diguinho Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuca Velasco having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Beto Ramos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomás Pinho made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Afonso Salles sent off a good shot on target. After 27 minutes, Beto Ramos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DarkFalcon FC and the Tabajara FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, DarkFalcon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto Ramos to maneuver through the defense. Afonso Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Pinho having to interfere. Álvaro Carvalho's late challenge caught a Tabajara FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Álvaro Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 39 minutes, Diguinho Lucas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DarkFalcon FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diguinho Lucas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samuca Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualter da Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Tabajara FC's zone, Gualter da Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuca Velasco came out of the goal and Gualter da Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 52nd match minute, Tabajara FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleiton Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. In the 54thth minute of the game Diguinho Lucas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tabajara FC's Samuca Velasco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felippe Sergipano's late challenge caught a DarkFalcon FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Felippe Sergipano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 54th minute, Felippe Sergipano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 56 minutes, Gualter da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DarkFalcon FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gualter da Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 64 played minutes Tabajara FC got a freekick which was hit by João Pedro de Castro. Afonso Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Pinho having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gualter da Costa got free with Samuca Velasco in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 78 played minutes DarkFalcon FC got a freekick which was hit by Beto Ramos. Gualter da Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cleiton Mendonça hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Gualter da Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot. DarkFalcon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gualter da Costa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuca Velasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Afonso Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex dos Santos in the 93rd minute of play forced DarkFalcon FC's goalkeeper Thomás Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afonso Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Pinho having to interfere. Thomás Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex dos Santos in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched DarkFalcon FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.