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Estádio Romao
Spectators: 7256 (Terracing: 5443, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elói Azevedo kicked off to start the match. Hamílton Mendonça hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Caetano Alagoano took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kléberson Neto. Kléberson Neto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Kléberson Neto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elói Azevedo's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elói Azevedo in the 17th minute of play forced Romao SC's goalkeeper Kléberson Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19thth minute of the game Elói Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Romao SC's Kléberson Neto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kléberson Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elói Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romao SC's Kléberson Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elói Azevedo in the 26th minute of play. Caetano Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elói Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléberson Neto having to interfere. A collision led to Romao SC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Cido Valle hit a great ball. If Caetano Alagoano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Elói Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kléberson Neto was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Cláudio Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iron Paradise FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cláudio Rocha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kléberson Neto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Elói Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kléberson Neto was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Romao SC's zone, Caetano Alagoano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kléberson Neto came out of the goal and Caetano Alagoano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilberto Vieira to make the kick off. Iron Paradise FC's Elói Azevedo managed to work through Romao SC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Elói Azevedo dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. If Caetano Alagoano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 60 played minutes Romao SC got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Pinho. After having played for 69 minutes, Caetano Alagoano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iron Paradise FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caetano Alagoano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Olavo Eger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléberson Neto having to interfere. Kléberson Neto was a little too slow when Elói Azevedo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-4. With a little luck, Romao SC's Kléberson Neto got control of the ball when Elói Azevedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Genílson Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elói Azevedo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Kléberson Neto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Elói Azevedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléberson Neto having to interfere. Kléberson Neto made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Elói Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Elói Azevedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kléberson Neto was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. When the match was over Iron Paradise FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Romao SC throughout the match.