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Deep Space Nine
Spectators: 7179 (Terracing: 5386, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gilson Vander started the match with the kick off. If Gilson Vander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute, Falcão Cardoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute Gilson Vander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Seco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 played minutes SS Excellsior FC got a freekick which was hit by Hélder Barreto. Gilson Vander got in the 14th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Telmo Seco handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. After 25 minutes of play, SS Excellsior FC's Cido Eger made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Agnaldo Sergipano was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Luiz Fabiano Teles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cido Eger got free with Agnaldo Sergipano in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 46 minutes, Gilson Vander managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jeru SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilson Vander was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Luiz Fabiano Teles made the kick off in the second half. Telmo Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Tinoco in the 51st minute of the match. Agnaldo Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fabiano Teles in the 55th minute of the match. If Luiz Fabiano Teles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guga de Godoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Seco having to interfere. Telmo Seco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guga de Godoi in the 65th minute. The supporters of Jeru SS booed when SS Excellsior FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falcão Cardoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to SS Excellsior FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Falcão Cardoso hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Jeru SS's Carlos Tinoco got a free kick in the 71st minute. The audience was convinced that Gilson Vander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Telmo Seco was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Telmo Seco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilson Vander, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Jeru SS's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fabiano Teles came free, but Agnaldo Sergipano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeru SS's Agnaldo Sergipano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fabiano Teles in the 89th minute of play. Gilson Vander was extremely unlucky when he, in the 94th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. SS Excellsior FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.