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Evarista
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Felippe Dracena started the match with the kick off. If Eusébio Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christiano Nogueira got free with Gernando de Mendonça in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Evarista's Felippe Dracena slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gernando de Mendonça. That made the score 1-0 after 17 minutes of play. If Felippe Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Patriotas F.C.'s Gernando de Mendonça got control of the ball when Christiano Nogueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Eusébio Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Patriotas F.C. 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 Eusébio Linhares couldn't finish the play. João Pedro Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Genílson Pimenta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Vitinho Sá kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gernando de Mendonça. That made the score 2-0 in the 33 minute of play. When Felippe Dracena came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Evarista 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 Felippe Dracena couldn't finish the play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Pedro Borges to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Patriotas F.C.'s Eusébio Linhares got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christiano Nogueira in the 56th minute of play forced Patriotas F.C.'s goalkeeper Gernando de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christiano Nogueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christiano Nogueira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gernando de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano Nogueira in the 64th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusébio Linhares during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Patriotas F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusébio Linhares to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Felippe Dracena made a precise shot to the right of Gernando de Mendonça. Patriotas F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Patriotas F.C.'s Gernando de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felippe Dracena in the 75th minute of play. Gernando de Mendonça showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After some careless play in the Patriotas F.C. defense, Christiano Nogueira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gernando de Mendonça. The Patriotas F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gernando de Mendonça should have stopped the shot. In the 87th match minute, Evarista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitinho Sá to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute, Felippe Dracena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gernando de Mendonça was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Evarista had won after a very even match.