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Estádio Araboladi
Spectators: 6807 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zé Carlos da Cunha got the match started through his kick off. Zé Carlos da Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Hamílton Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chicão Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, Caverna dos Dragões's goalkeeper Jorginho Nogueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joaquim Costa. BEIRA MAR EC's Kléber Torres suffered a sprained foot after 15 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Albertinho Silva fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caverna dos Dragões's protests and gave Albertinho Silva a yellow card for diving instead. Albertinho Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Chicão Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamílton Bertassi having to make a save. The attack was good, but when Zé Carlos da Cunha in the 18th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Chicão Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Hamílton Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chicão Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Hamílton Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leopoldo Cruz during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th minute, Leopoldo Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 27 minutes, Rafa Secco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caverna dos Dragões and the BEIRA MAR EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 27 played minutes Caverna dos Dragões got a freekick which was hit by Rafa Secco. Chicão Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamílton Bertassi having to interfere. Chicão Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Hamílton Bertassi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caverna dos Dragões. If Zé Carlos da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Caverna dos Dragões. Jorge Chaves stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hamílton Bertassi. 0-1. Zé Carlos da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joaquim Costa made a kick off. Chicão Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Bastos in the 60th minute of play forced Caverna dos Dragões's goalkeeper Jorginho Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Caverna dos Dragões defense, Joaquim Costa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jorginho Nogueira. The Caverna dos Dragões fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jorginho Nogueira should have stopped the shot. In the 73rd minute Zé Carlos da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamílton Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorginho Nogueira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquim Costa went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Joaquim Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. The supporters of BEIRA MAR EC booed when Caverna dos Dragões was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafa Secco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 86th play minutes Joaquim Costa shot 3-1, a short shot which went by Jorginho Nogueira and just under the crossbar into goal. 89 minutes into the match, BEIRA MAR EC's Joaquim Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jorginho Nogueira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jorginho Nogueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim Costa in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, Caverna dos Dragões was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertinho Silva to maneuver through the defense. Álvaro Paes kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The BEIRA MAR EC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Caverna dos Dragões had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.