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Estádio Bolandeira
Spectators: 7166 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Samuca Messias got the match started through his kick off. Vinícius Couto charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vinícius Couto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, Vinícius Couto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gil Braga struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Durval Furtado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Time Imperial Verdadeiro. Otávio dos Santos struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Zé Augusto Branco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Male. In the 11th minute Laércio Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Augusto Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Otávio dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Augusto Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Laércio Cordeiro made a precise shot to the right of Zé Augusto Branco. Time Imperial Verdadeiro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. A collision led to Male getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Flavinho Freitas hit a great ball. In the 21st minute Edinho Ferraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Augusto Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edinho Ferraz in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Augusto Branco saved Time Imperial Verdadeiro from getting behind. Zé Augusto Branco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Otávio dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Augusto Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinho Ferraz in the 24th minute of the match. Duda Amaral hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Zé Augusto Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otávio dos Santos in the 25th minute of play. Male's Laércio Cordeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Samuca Messias made a precise shot to the right of Durval Furtado. Male's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Time Imperial Verdadeiro's Samuca Messias managed to work through Male's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Samuca Messias dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Otávio dos Santos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Time Imperial Verdadeiro's Zé Augusto Branco got control of the ball when Flavinho Freitas tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Male getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Pedro Rodrigues hit a great ball. Zé Augusto Branco made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Laércio Cordeiro sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Male's Edinho Ferraz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zé Augusto Branco. That made the score 1-2 after 69 minutes of play. Durval Furtado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuca Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Augusto Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Otávio dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavinho Freitas in the 76th minute of play forced Time Imperial Verdadeiro's goalkeeper Zé Augusto Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edinho Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Augusto Branco having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Male's Laércio Cordeiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zé Augusto Branco. Zé Augusto Branco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. In the 83rd minute, Edinho Ferraz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Zé Augusto Branco. The goal made the score 1-4. Laércio Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Zé Augusto Branco made a huge save. In the 91st match minute, Male was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edinho Ferraz to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laércio Cordeiro got free with Zé Augusto Branco in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Time Imperial Verdadeiro's Zé Augusto Branco got control of the ball when Edinho Ferraz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Eusébio Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Male's supporters rose to their feet, but Eusébio Ortiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Augusto Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Male played a much better game than Time Imperial Verdadeiro and deserved their victory. The Time Imperial Verdadeiro players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.