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CAVERNA DO DRAGÃO
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franklin dos Santos started the match with the kick off. Giovani Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Humberto Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Salles didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sílvio Gerber went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Miranda in the 11th minute of play forced DRAGÕES FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalkeeper Humberto Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th match minute, Deliciosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogério Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. Giovani Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 24th minute, Sílvio Gerber left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deliciosa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience was convinced that Giovani Miranda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Humberto Salles was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Giovani Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Humberto Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sílvio Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Humberto Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Gerber in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Deliciosa's goalkeeper Dito Simão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reginaldo da Mata. Sílvio Gerber took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Humberto Salles. Humberto Salles dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3.

The wind increased when Giovani Miranda made the kick off in the second half. Giovani Miranda's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Humberto Salles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Rodriguinho Campidelis hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Humberto Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Miranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Reginaldo da Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot. DRAGÕES FUTEBOL CLUBE's supporters rose to their feet, but Reginaldo da Mata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dito Simão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Giovani Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Humberto Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willian de Queiroz in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of Deliciosa booed when DRAGÕES FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Eduardo Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes in the game Valdomiro Carioca got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. After a defensive mix-up in DRAGÕES FUTEBOL CLUBE's zone, Sílvio Gerber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Humberto Salles came out of the goal and Sílvio Gerber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Fabrício Custódio fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored DRAGÕES FUTEBOL CLUBE's protests and gave Fabrício Custódio a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to DRAGÕES FUTEBOL CLUBE getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Fabrício Custódio hit a great ball. Sílvio Gerber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the game, Sílvio Gerber cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Humberto Salles was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 86 minutes, Sílvio Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deliciosa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Gerber was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Giovani Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Franklin dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dito Simão having to interfere. Giovani Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Humberto Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Deliciosa's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.