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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Orlando de Alcântara made the kick off which started today's match. Elder Gonçalves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomás Vieira in the 4th minute of the match. Fiori Duarte was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Manfredo Queiroz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. After having played for 14 minutes, Edvaldo Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sparta Rotterdam's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edvaldo Romero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fiori Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo Queiroz in the 16th minute of the match. Manfredo Queiroz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fiori Duarte having to make a save. In the 24th minute, Orlando de Alcântara 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. Fiori Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfredo Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amorim FC's Francisco Rodrigues got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 40 minutes, Francisco Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Amorim FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Rodrigues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francisco Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Elder Gonçalves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Orlando de Alcântara made a precise shot to the right of Elder Gonçalves. Sparta Rotterdam's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

58 minutes into the match, Orlando de Alcântara dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Elder Gonçalves, 2-2. 62 minutes into the match, Manfredo Queiroz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fiori Duarte. Amorim FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manfredo Queiroz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. When Manfredo Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Sparta Rotterdam 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 Manfredo Queiroz couldn't finish the play. After 69th play minutes Manfredo Queiroz shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Fiori Duarte and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 72ndth minute of the game Orlando de Alcântara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sparta Rotterdam's Elder Gonçalves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Amorim FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edvaldo Romero came free, but Fiori Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafinha Pereira kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. If Manfredo Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Queiroz in the 85th minute of play forced Amorim FC's goalkeeper Fiori Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orlando de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denílson Paranaense charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denílson Paranaense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Denílson Paranaense kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Sparta Rotterdam's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.