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Estádio Pecanha
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Glauco Medeiros got the match started through his kick off. Merten Decruppe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ian Fernandes in the 6th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aníbal de Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilton Cardozo was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When Pecanha's Morad Al Saffar, in the 9th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Pecanha. In the 11th minute, Michel Trevisan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tostão Hermes's late challenge caught a Pecanha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tostão Hermes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th minute, Tostão Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tostão Hermes kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Aníbal de Castro fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Wilton Cardozo, passed just outside the right post. A hard shot 17 in the game by Morad Al Saffar from a close distance when the talented Wilton Cardozo managed to make a qualified save. Clube de Regatas Flamengo's players were relieved. Wilton Cardozo made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Morad Al Saffar sent off a good shot on target. Wilton Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal de Castro in the 23rd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Morad Al Saffar sped through Clube de Regatas Flamengo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wilton Cardozo. Aníbal de Castro might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilton Cardozo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aníbal de Castro ran back to his position shaking his head. Ian Fernandes's late challenge caught a Pecanha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ian Fernandes helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Clube de Regatas Flamengo getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ian Fernandes hit a great ball. Wilton Cardozo was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Aníbal de Castro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Aníbal de Castro really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. If Morad Al Saffar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilton Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal de Castro in the 48th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Morad Al Saffar was the one to do the kick off. Wilton Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo da Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clube de Regatas Flamengo's Wilton Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Morad Al Saffar in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Glauco Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maikel Zandberg took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wilton Cardozo. Clube de Regatas Flamengo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aníbal de Castro in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilton Cardozo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 64th minute Pecanha were awarded a corner. Aleandro Leite went to the cornerflag to take it. 6-0 became the score in the 68th minute when Morad Al Saffar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Aníbal de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aníbal de Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Wilton Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adriano Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes Clube de Regatas Flamengo got a freekick which was hit by Glauco Medeiros. Nildo da Silveira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 82nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Wilton Cardozo. Clube de Regatas Flamengo's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Wilton Cardozo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pecanha's Morad Al Saffar shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 7-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Wilton Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Morad Al Saffar in the 91st minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, Pecanha's Morad Al Saffar made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilton Cardozo was left in no man's land by his defense there! There was no doubt that Pecanha were the better team. Pecanha's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.