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Brococo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciro Matorin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Túlio Fernandes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Apocalipse 16 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Brococo getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Mário Gaspar hit a great ball. Cristiano Ronald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elder Cardozo came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Apocalipse 16's Belmiro Moraes. But to his dismay, Belmiro Moraes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Carlos Fernando Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidney Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Elder Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Túlio Fernandes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Apocalipse 16's supporters rose to their feet, but Túlio Fernandes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elder Cardozo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd minute, Ciro Matorin 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Túlio Fernandes in the 37th minute of play forced Brococo's goalkeeper Elder Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Fernando Velloso was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ciro Matorin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 42 minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sidney Mendes to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Brococo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciro Matorin to maneuver through the defense. If Túlio Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlos Fernando Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Matorin in the 60th minute of the match. Brococo's Elder Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belmiro Moraes in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Apocalipse 16's Sidney Mendes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elder Cardozo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Túlio Fernandes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brococo's Elder Cardozo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Brococo from getting a goal against them. Sidney Mendes might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elder Cardozo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sidney Mendes ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Brococo's zone, Sidney Mendes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elder Cardozo came out of the goal and Sidney Mendes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elder Cardozo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paul Mineață in the 81st minute. Elder Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albertinho da Rocha's late challenge caught a Apocalipse 16's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albertinho da Rocha helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Brococo's Albertinho da Rocha got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Sidney Mendes put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Elder Cardozo. Apocalipse 16's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.