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Arena Lusitana
Spectators: 7271 (Terracing: 5455, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Luso Carioca's Júnior da Fonseca started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Laguna Sunrise's Luís Mangueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior da Fonseca in the 4th minute of play. João Francisco de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Falcão Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. João Francisco de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Falcão Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 13th match minute, Laguna Sunrise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Galvão to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júnior da Fonseca in the 15th minute of play forced Laguna Sunrise's goalkeeper Luís Mangueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Júnior da Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. João Francisco de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Régis Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After 23 minutes, Felippe Eger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luso Carioca and the Laguna Sunrise players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, Luso Carioca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felippe Eger to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, Cipriano Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute Régis Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Francisco de Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Laguna Sunrise's Luís Mangueira got control of the ball when Richard de Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Régis Seco was the one to do the kick off. If Richard de Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Mangueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júnior da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Laguna Sunrise's Erasmo Galvão got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 58 minutes into the match, Laguna Sunrise's Falcão Silva sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Francisco de Medeiros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 59th match minute, Laguna Sunrise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nando Brodel to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Júnior da Fonseca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Luso Carioca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 64 played minutes Luso Carioca got a freekick which was hit by Júnior da Fonseca. 67 minutes into the match, Laguna Sunrise's goal looked a bit too open when Richard de Amorim came free, but Luís Mangueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Laguna Sunrise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aloísio Passos to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Luso Carioca getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Felippe Eger hit a great ball. When Cipriano Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Luso Carioca 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 Cipriano Amaral couldn't finish the play. João Francisco de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Régis Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kiko Marquez charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kiko Marquez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 77 minutes into the game, one of Luso Carioca:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tales Ribeiro shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After a rather tough play, Laguna Sunrise's Aloísio Passos got a free kick in the 81st minute. Richard de Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Mangueira having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Cipriano Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Luso Carioca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romeu Moreira during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Romeu Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Manuel Toledo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Laguna Sunrise's Luís Mangueira didn't even have to move. During the 95th minute of the match Romeu Moreira completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Romeu Moreira a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Laguna Sunrise's Romeu Moreira got a free kick in the 96th minute. 98 minutes into the match, Luso Carioca's Richard de Amorim sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Mangueira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luso Carioca were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Laguna Sunrise for a fine match.