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Saguoes
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marco Xavier started the match with the kick off. Marco Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Lira having to interfere. Osvaldo de Azevedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 7 minutes into the match, Faustão Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vito Lira. Slatern's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faustão Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Marco Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Lira having to interfere. If Marco Xavier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Marco Xavier took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Vito Lira to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Xavier in the 21st minute of play forced Slatern's goalkeeper Vito Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Waldemar Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saguoes's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldemar Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vito Lira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luiz Fabiano Tasso's late challenge caught a Saguoes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fabiano Tasso helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Slatern's Luiz Fabiano Tasso got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 31 minutes into the match, Slatern's goalkeeper Vito Lira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Waldemar Saldanha. After a rather tough play, Slatern's Luiz Fabiano Tasso got a free kick in the 31st minute. Slatern's Vito Lira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Slatern from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Saguoes booed when Slatern was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute of the match, Paulinho Senna got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vito Lira was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Vito Lira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waldemar Saldanha in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Waldemar Saldanha got free with Vito Lira in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vito Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Xavier, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Vito Lira was a little too slow when Marco Xavier got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Luiz Fabiano Tasso made the kick off in the second half. Leonel Neves kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Vito Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Xavier in the 55th minute of the match. Waldemar Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Marco Xavier put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Vito Lira. Slatern's Vito Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldemar Saldanha in the 65th minute of play. Waldemar Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Waldemar Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Lira having to interfere. Vito Lira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Xavier in the 73rd minute of the match. Waldemar Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vito Lira having to interfere. Clóvis Valadares hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. If Marco Xavier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Faustão Sousa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saguoes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 84th minute, Marco Xavier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vito Lira was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Saldanha in the 86th minute of play forced Slatern's goalkeeper Vito Lira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faustão Sousa struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Vito Lira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saguoes. When Faustão Sousa fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saguoes's protests and gave Faustão Sousa a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Saguoes's Faustão Sousa got a free kick in the 95th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Saguoes fully deserved thier win.