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Stadium In Flames
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) If Sebastião Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho de Souza having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Patrick Urbano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. NANA Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phoênix Futebol Clube the free kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Gerber got free with Frederico Baptista in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Frederico Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. NANA Futebol Clube's Frederico Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raí Lira in the 27th minute of play. Cristiano Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho de Souza having to interfere. A collision led to NANA Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Inácio Paes hit a great ball. Pedro Gerber made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 33rdth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Frederico Baptista would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Pedro Gerber's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Frederico Baptista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Dudu Palmeira was extremely unlucky when he, in the 40th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Pedro Gerber put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Frederico Baptista. Sebastião Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristiano Lucas to make the kick off. Maurinho de Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sebastião Silva in the 54th minute. When Pedro Gerber came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Phoênix Futebol Clube 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 Pedro Gerber couldn't finish the play. If Sebastião Silva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, Dudu Palmeira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frederico Baptista was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Cristiano Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho de Souza having to interfere. Sebastião Silva might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maurinho de Souza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastião Silva ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristiano Lucas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maurinho de Souza. That made the score 2-1 in the 79 minute of play. Sebastião Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurinho de Souza having to interfere. Pedro Gerber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frederico Baptista having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Sebastião Silva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NANA Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2.