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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Biloca FC's Túlio Paraíba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4thth minute of the game Paulão Moreira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Gazette's Júlio Martins was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Biloca FC's Gugu Trigo got a free kick in the 5th minute. José Paulo Paiva recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Júlio Martins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paulão Moreira's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Biloca FC were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after The Gazette's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Haroldo Almeida took the corner. Paulão Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Martins having to interfere. Haroldo Almeida charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Haroldo Almeida the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The Gazette's Tales Ribeiro couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Biloca FC. After a rather tough play, The Gazette's Benedito Arruda got a free kick in the 20th minute. Paulão Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Martins having to interfere. After having played for 24 minutes, José Paulo Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Gazette's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Paulo Paiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th play minute Zé Paulo Brasil came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Robinho Azevedo. 1-0. The Biloca FC fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Biloca FC's Túlio Paraíba 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Benedito Lopez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Júlio Martins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulão Moreira in the 35th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, José Paulo Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Gazette's supporters rose to their feet, but José Paulo Paiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robinho Azevedo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Túlio Paraíba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulão Moreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 44 minutes into the match, Túlio Paraíba notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of The Gazette's Júlio Martins. Júlio Martins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Paulo Paiva stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Benedito Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Biloca FC's Robinho Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Paulo Paiva in the 68th minute of play. If Paulão Moreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Túlio Paraíba in the 76th minute of play forced The Gazette's goalkeeper Júlio Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Biloca FC's Franklin Mello got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 80th minute, José Paulo Paiva 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. Benedito Arruda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robinho Azevedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, José Paulo Paiva notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Biloca FC's Robinho Azevedo. Robinho Azevedo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 93rd minute, José Paulo Paiva made a precise shot to the right of Robinho Azevedo. Biloca FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3.