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Caarapo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Manfredo Queiroz made the kick off and thus started the match. Elder Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Silvinho Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silvinho Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Júlio Alves fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sparta Rotterdam's protests and gave Júlio Alves a yellow card for diving instead. Manfredo Queiroz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Horácio de Brito having to make a save. With a little luck, Real Natal F.C.'s Horácio de Brito got control of the ball when Edvaldo Romero tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Rafael Furlan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sparta Rotterdam's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Natal F.C. the free kick. 20 minutes into the match, Sparta Rotterdam's goal looked a bit too open when Silvinho Vieira came free, but Elder Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 26 minutes on the clock, Valdomiro Senna commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 25 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sparta Rotterdam! In the 28th minute there was a penalty for Real Natal F.C.. José Vítor Britto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Elder Gonçalves. 0-1. Silvinho Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Silvinho Vieira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edvaldo Romero's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 37thth minute, Horácio de Brito skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 42 played minutes Sparta Rotterdam got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Romero. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Charles Figueiredo made the kick off in the second half. Elder Gonçalves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charles Figueiredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Elder Gonçalves came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Natal F.C.'s Silvinho Vieira. But to his dismay, Silvinho Vieira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 62 minutes into the match, Charles Figueiredo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elder Gonçalves, 0-3. Elder Gonçalves made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Silvinho Vieira sent off a good shot on target. Sparta Rotterdam's Elder Gonçalves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Sparta Rotterdam from getting a goal against them. Leopoldo Amaral struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Horácio de Brito didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sparta Rotterdam. After a rather tough play, Sparta Rotterdam's Rafael Furlan got a free kick in the 85th minute. If Silvinho Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Sparta Rotterdam's Elder Gonçalves got control of the ball when Silvinho Vieira tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match, Charles Figueiredo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elder Gonçalves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Horácio de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edvaldo Romero in the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Figueiredo in the 95th minute of play forced Sparta Rotterdam's goalkeeper Elder Gonçalves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Vítor Britto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Elder Gonçalves. Sparta Rotterdam's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.