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Estádio Saloa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salvatore Maxwell got the match started through his kick off. Wágner Cerezo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ademir Maciel's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. A collision led to Saloa getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Diego Matorin hit a great ball. Salvatore Maxwell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Ademir Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Celestial Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Ademir Maciel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wágner Cerezo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andrézinho de Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Wágner Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Thijs de Gooijer came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Celestial Futebol Clube 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 Thijs de Gooijer couldn't finish the play. 16 minutes into the game, Wellington Albuquerque cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Wágner Cerezo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute, Celestial Futebol Clube's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Oswaldo Mello fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a little luck, Celestial Futebol Clube's Alfredo Quaresma got control of the ball when Dedê Cerezo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dedê Cerezo got free with Alfredo Quaresma in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Celestial Futebol Clube fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when Celestial Futebol Clube's Wellington Albuquerque looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Wágner Cerezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ademir Maciel in the 28th minute of the match. In the 33rd match minute, Saloa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar Monteiro to maneuver through the defense. In the 35th minute of the match Guga Varela sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wágner Cerezo skillfully saved the ball. Wellington Albuquerque hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Alfredo Quaresma made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Dedê Cerezo sent off a good shot on target. Wágner Cerezo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ademir Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Danilo Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Quaresma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Ademir Maciel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 43rd minute Ademir Maciel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wágner Cerezo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Saloa players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Celestial Futebol Clube were winning 0-3.

56 minutes into the match, Celestial Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Garcia came free, but Alfredo Quaresma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, Oswaldo Mello had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredo Quaresma. Celestial Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oswaldo Mello was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Almir Lago hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvatore Maxwell in the 72nd minute of play forced Saloa's goalkeeper Wágner Cerezo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute Dedê Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Quaresma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Saloa's Dedê Cerezo in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celestial Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. After 81 minutes of play, Saloa's Oswaldo Mello made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Quaresma was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 84 played minutes Saloa got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Monteiro. When Diego Matorin fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saloa's protests and gave Diego Matorin a yellow card for diving instead. Diego Matorin kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 89 minutes, Oswaldo Mello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saloa and the Celestial Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th match minute, Saloa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oswaldo Mello to maneuver through the defense. Wágner Cerezo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ademir Maciel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-4 in the 92 minute of play. Oswaldo Mello took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alfredo Quaresma. Alfredo Quaresma dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-4. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.