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Vila Crocodilow
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 4685, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 65) Pedro Freigido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Falcão in the 5th minute of the match. In the 9th minute of the match, Emílio Chaves tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Antônio Carlos Batista saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geovanni Varela during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santos Crocodilow's Paulo José Varela was substituted for Claudinei Mesquita. A collision led to dv.medeiros getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Geovanni Varela hit a great ball. Antônio Carlos Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emílio Chaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Santos Crocodilow's Fred Coutinho seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fred Coutinho the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Santos Crocodilow protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fred Coutinho had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Fred Coutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. If Rodolfo Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32ndth minute of the game Rodolfo Gonçalves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santos Crocodilow's Pedro Freigido was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Leonardo Pires charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Pires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Santos Crocodilow fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! 46 minutes into the match, Paulo José Varela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antônio Carlos Batista. dv.medeiros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo José Varela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodolfo Gonçalves was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Santos Crocodilow getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Mathias Saldanha hit a great ball. Antônio Carlos Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo José Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Santos Crocodilow's Emílio Chaves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antônio Carlos Batista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Reinaldo Pernambucano might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antônio Carlos Batista. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reinaldo Pernambucano ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 68th minute Paulo José Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antônio Carlos Batista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antônio Carlos Batista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Novaes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Paulo José Varela had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antônio Carlos Batista. dv.medeiros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulo José Varela was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Paulo José Varela blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antônio Carlos Batista having to make a save. dv.medeiros's Antônio Carlos Batista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo José Varela in the 84th minute of play. Paulo José Varela took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Antônio Carlos Batista. Antônio Carlos Batista dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. The audience was convinced that Paulo José Varela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antônio Carlos Batista was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Paulo José Varela in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Antônio Carlos Batista prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Santos Crocodilow walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.