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Ary de O. e Souza
Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Allan Marques got the match started through his kick off. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Vânderson Borges sped through Goytacaz Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elano Paraíba. When Santos Crocodilow's Allan Marques in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Goytacaz Futebol Clube's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Allan Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos Crocodilow's supporters rose to their feet, but Allan Marques was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elano Paraíba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the match, Goytacaz Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Horácio Albuquerque came free, but Elano Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes of play, Santos Crocodilow's Vânderson Borges made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elano Paraíba was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ismael Romero struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Ramiro Travassos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Goytacaz Futebol Clube. A collision led to Santos Crocodilow getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. José Carlos da Fonseca hit a great ball. Ismael Romero struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Ramiro Travassos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Goytacaz Futebol Clube. Santos Crocodilow's Vânderson Borges got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Goytacaz Futebol Clube's Elano Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vânderson Borges in the 37th minute of play. If Vânderson Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Marques in the 48th minute of play forced Goytacaz Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Elano Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ismael Romero to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Santos Crocodilow's José Carlos da Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elano Paraíba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. With a little luck, Goytacaz Futebol Clube's Elano Paraíba got control of the ball when Vânderson Borges tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute, Santos Crocodilow's Vânderson Borges dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. The supporters of Santos Crocodilow booed when Goytacaz Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafim Mandrak didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 played minutes Santos Crocodilow got a freekick which was hit by Zé Paulo Marques. After 79 minutes of play Santos Crocodilow's José Carlos da Fonseca was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Goytacaz Futebol Clube booed when Santos Crocodilow was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Carlos da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vânderson Borges's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elano Paraíba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Vânderson Borges succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-5 in the 86th playminute. If Vânderson Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Goytacaz Futebol Clube's Elano Paraíba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Goytacaz Futebol Clube from getting a goal against them. Santos Crocodilow played a much better game than Goytacaz Futebol Clube and deserved their victory. The Goytacaz Futebol Clube players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.