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Estádio Pontes
Spectators: 6655 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Luís Eger got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Pitta in the 4th minute of play forced Pontes FC's goalkeeper Luiz Gustavo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sydney Pitta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Sydney Pitta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luiz Gustavo Catarinense was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Paulo Vergílio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alexsandro Vidal. Moncoes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sydney Pitta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Luiz Gustavo Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Gustavo Catarinense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafa Jacinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Luís Eger hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. When Pedro Luís Eger got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Pontes FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luís Eger in the 44th minute of play forced Moncoes's goalkeeper Alexsandro Vidal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

If Rafa Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 56th minute Pedro Luís Eger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Vidal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafa Jacinto got free with Luiz Gustavo Catarinense in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes into the match, Moncoes's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luís Eger came free, but Alexsandro Vidal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute, Sydney Pitta 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patrick Baiano during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pontes FC's Patrick Baiano got a free kick in the 69th minute. After having played for 70 minutes, Sydney Pitta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Moncoes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sydney Pitta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 71 minutes into the game, Rafa Jacinto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Luiz Gustavo Catarinense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 75 minutes into the match, Pontes FC's goalkeeper Luiz Gustavo Catarinense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafa Jacinto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Pitta in the 76th minute of play forced Pontes FC's goalkeeper Luiz Gustavo Catarinense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pontes FC's zone, Rafa Jacinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Gustavo Catarinense came out of the goal and Rafa Jacinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 79 minutes, Sydney Pitta made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Pontes FC's Luiz Gustavo Catarinense tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Pontes FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Sílvio Varela hit a great ball. Rafa Jacinto came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Luiz Gustavo Catarinense could save by the left post. Moncoes played a much better game than Pontes FC and deserved their victory. The Pontes FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.