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Novo Embu
Spectators: 7365 (Terracing: 5525, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 147) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nando Messias got the match started through his kick off. From close distance Nando Messias pressed in the 1-0 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 3 minutes into the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vitório Terra during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Caio Costa Club booed when Profeta EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vitório Terra didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute Vitório Terra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caetano Galvão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dráuzio Monteiro's late challenge caught a Caio Costa Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dráuzio Monteiro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Profeta EC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Dráuzio Monteiro hit a great ball. Oséas Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nando Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to Profeta EC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. William Linhares hit a great ball. After 21 minutes, Alberto França mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Profeta EC and the Caio Costa Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute, Alberto França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oséas Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Messias in the 25th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Alberto França managed to get in a good position for a shot. Profeta EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto França was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Caetano Galvão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Caetano Galvão stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto França's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Vitório Terra succeeded in the game's 44th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. The supporters of Caio Costa Club booed when Profeta EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Décio Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alberto França stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The Profeta EC fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Profeta EC's Alberto França looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Oséas Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nando Messias in the 56th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Nando Messias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oséas Paraíba. Profeta EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nando Messias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 61 minutes into the match, Ian Baiano notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Profeta EC's Oséas Paraíba. Oséas Paraíba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 68th minute, Nando Messias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oséas Paraíba was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Oséas Paraíba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oséas Paraíba didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Caio Costa Club's Nando Messias shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Profeta EC's goalkeeper Oséas Paraíba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Nando Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Geovânio Nogueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Oséas Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Caio Costa Club fans cheered their team off the field, for while Profeta EC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.