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Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afonso Sousa kicked off to start the match. When Marquinhos de Lara fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored WHITE HOUSE's protests and gave Marquinhos de Lara a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to WHITE HOUSE getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Marquinhos de Lara hit a great ball. After 8 minutes of play WHITE HOUSE's Marquinhos de Lara was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 9th match minute, WHITE HOUSE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marquinhos de Lara to maneuver through the defense. Afonso Sousa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Claudinho Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Cléberson Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afonso Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20thth minute of the game Afonso Sousa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but WHITE HOUSE's Cléberson Coelho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 23 played minutes Houston FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Leal. When Houston FC's Afonso Sousa in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye WHITE HOUSE's goalie prevented a goal. Cléberson Coelho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Sousa in the 30th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, Houston FC's Afonso Sousa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cléberson Coelho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Wanderson Quirino received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Raúl Aguiar came out and tried to block the shot, but Wanderson Quirino slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 40th minute. Benê Bertassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Cléberson Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Wanderson Quirino made the kick off in the second half. Samuca Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. A collision led to Houston FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Valdemar Costa hit a great ball. The supporters of Houston FC booed when WHITE HOUSE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuca Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Houston FC's Claudinho Leal got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Afonso Sousa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cléberson Coelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afonso Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cléberson Coelho having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Sousa got free with Cléberson Coelho in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79thth minute of the game Afonso Sousa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but WHITE HOUSE's Cléberson Coelho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cléberson Coelho was a little too slow when Afonso Sousa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 1-3. Benê Bertassi struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Cléberson Coelho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Houston FC. Afonso Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Cléberson Coelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dráuzio Meira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cléberson Coelho having to make a save. Cléberson Coelho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho Leal, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the match was over Houston FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than WHITE HOUSE throughout the match.