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Rapador
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. William Favoretto started the match with the kick off. When William Favoretto came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Ursae Majoris fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that William Favoretto couldn't finish the play. Jano Couto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carlos Alves. Rapador AD's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-1 when William Favoretto sped through Rapador AD's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carlos Alves. 13 minutes into the game, Umberto do Nascimento recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fausto Matorin. Umberto do Nascimento showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Edgard Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edgard Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th match minute, Rapador AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Santos to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Nunes struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Carlos Alves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ursae Majoris. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valério Barral got free with Fausto Matorin in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos Alves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of William Favoretto's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Nando de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Carlos Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Nunes struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Carlos Alves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ursae Majoris. William Favoretto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Carlos Alves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ursae Majoris's Jano Couto got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rapador AD's zone, William Favoretto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Alves came out of the goal and William Favoretto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Umberto do Nascimento received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fausto Matorin came out and tried to block the shot, but Umberto do Nascimento slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 44th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Umberto do Nascimento to make the kick off. 51 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Rapador AD's Umberto do Nascimento fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 54 minutes into the match, Josué Nogueira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlos Alves. Rapador AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Josué Nogueira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Ursae Majoris's Fausto Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto do Nascimento in the 63rd minute of play. Fausto Matorin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wellington Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 68 minutes into the game, when Zézinho Cardozo put in a rough tackle. In the 69th minute, Zézinho Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Rapador AD booed when Ursae Majoris was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jano Couto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Rapador AD's Danilo Quirino broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Valério Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Matorin having to interfere. After having played for 88 minutes, Valério Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rapador AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valério Barral 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 88th minute Valério Barral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valério Barral scored 4-2 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fausto Matorin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valério Barral in the 92nd minute of play forced Ursae Majoris's goalkeeper Fausto Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Rapador AD booed when Ursae Majoris was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Almir Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Valério Barral made a precise shot to the right of Fausto Matorin. Ursae Majoris's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. Rapador AD were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ursae Majoris for a fine match.