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Almoco
Spectators: 6753 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romário Andrade kicked off to start the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Joel Lago put in a rough tackle. 3 minutes into the game, one of Studi Antes:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The audience was convinced that Emanuel Cavalcante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Betão Meirelles was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Romário Andrade struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Betão Meirelles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zandonadi FC. If Romário Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Betão Meirelles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romário Andrade in the 15th minute of play. Zandonadi FC's José Carlos da Mata got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Moisés de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, José Carlos da Mata had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Betão Meirelles. Studi Antes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Carlos da Mata was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luciano Trevisan charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luciano Trevisan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 40th match minute, Studi Antes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Trevisan to maneuver through the defense. If José Carlos da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. José Carlos da Mata 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Luciano Trevisan made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Luciano Trevisan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Studi Antes's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Trevisan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucas Paraibano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 63rd minute, Chico Mazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romário Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Carlos da Mata might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Betão Meirelles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Carlos da Mata ran back to his position shaking his head. Romário Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Betão Meirelles having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Studi Antes's Dorival Lira got a free kick in the 74th minute. If José Carlos da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zandonadi FC's José Carlos da Mata got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Zandonadi FC's Romário Andrade ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Betão Meirelles. Betão Meirelles yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Studi Antes's Luciano Trevisan got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Romário Andrade struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Betão Meirelles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zandonadi FC. When the match was over Zandonadi FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Studi Antes throughout the match.