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Arena Croquetão
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when William de Amorim took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers William de Amorim in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrézinho Domingues saved AC Wolves from getting behind. Andrézinho Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Sergipano, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 13th minute Sidney Quadros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo Trevisan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 14 minutes, Henrique Sergipano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croquete FC and the AC Wolves players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th match minute, Croquete FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Sergipano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Romero in the 15th minute of play forced Croquete FC's goalkeeper José Paulo Trevisan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, AC Wolves's Nilson Paiva got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 31st minute Dorival Fantini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Paulo Trevisan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilson Paiva hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. A hard shot 36 in the game by William de Amorim from a close distance when the talented Andrézinho Domingues managed to make a qualified save. AC Wolves's players were relieved. William de Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Duda Maranhense hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that William de Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrézinho Domingues was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Ciro Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Croquete FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrézinho Domingues breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sidney Quadros to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Croquete FC's William de Amorim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Andrézinho Domingues narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Henrique Sergipano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrézinho Domingues read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. William de Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Andrézinho Domingues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Sergipano in the 55th minute of play. In the 55th minute, one of Croquete FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Croquete FC. Croquete FC:s José Paulo Trevisan showed great skill when he stopped Rafael Romero:s penalty. After 59 minutes Croquete FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rafael Romero who took care of the corner kick. Betinho de Mendonça tried in the 59th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy José Paulo Trevisan a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zézinho Arruda during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When William de Amorim came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Croquete FC 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 William de Amorim couldn't finish the play. Andrézinho Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William de Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. William de Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Andrézinho Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dorival Fantini got free with José Paulo Trevisan in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Croquete FC's William de Amorim in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Wolves's goalie prevented a goal. Andrézinho Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William de Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 83rd minute, William de Amorim 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers William de Amorim in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrézinho Domingues saved AC Wolves from getting behind. When the match clock showed 91 minutes, the score became 3-1 when William de Amorim sped through AC Wolves's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andrézinho Domingues. William de Amorim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Andrézinho Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to AC Wolves getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Nilson Paiva hit a great ball. AC Wolves's Andrézinho Domingues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William de Amorim in the 99th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Croquete FC fully deserved thier win.