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BedrockCanindé Arena
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cido Trevisan made the kick off which started today's match. When Emerson Mandrak fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cruuz Credo FC's protests and gave Emerson Mandrak a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute of the match Rui Esteves shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jacek Rutkowski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 9 played minutes Cruuz Credo FC got a freekick which was hit by Emerson Mandrak. Wellington Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Jacek Rutkowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jonas Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomé Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Nicolas Pirani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Guimarães in the 22nd minute of the match. Pedrinho Paraense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Nicolas Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacek Rutkowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cido Trevisan, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 41st minute Jonas Guimarães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reynaldo Pirani during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonas Guimarães to make the kick off. Nicolas Pirani was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Jonas Guimarães capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonas Guimarães really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. After 57 minutes, Caio Xavier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FlinstonLusa EC and the Cruuz Credo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FlinstonLusa EC's Caio Xavier got a free kick in the 57th minute. With a little luck, FlinstonLusa EC's Nicolas Pirani got control of the ball when Pedrinho Paraense tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedrinho Paraense who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Nicolas Pirani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Pedrinho Paraense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Nicolas Pirani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Cruuz Credo FC's Jonas Guimarães sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicolas Pirani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jonas Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cruuz Credo FC's Jacek Rutkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Trevisan in the 73rd minute of play. Cruuz Credo FC's Jacek Rutkowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Pirani in the 77th minute of play. Jacek Rutkowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cido Trevisan in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Wellington Vieira 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. Wellington Vieira struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Jacek Rutkowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FlinstonLusa EC. The supporters of Cruuz Credo FC booed when FlinstonLusa EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cido Trevisan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When FlinstonLusa EC's Cido Trevisan in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cruuz Credo FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedrinho Paraense got free with Nicolas Pirani in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Cruuz Credo FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.