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Natingui
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Das Kapital FC's Adhemar Trancoso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Natingui FC's Hélder Vargas got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Das Kapital FC's Vitório Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Das Kapital FC from getting a goal against them. 7 minutes into the match, Das Kapital FC's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinei Carneiro came free, but Vitório Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vitório Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnaldo das Neves in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Das Kapital FC's goalkeeper Vitório Azevedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnaldo das Neves. Alexsandro Alves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruninho da Silveira in the 13th minute of the match. Arnaldo das Neves scored 1-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vitório Azevedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Das Kapital FC's Vitório Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Das Kapital FC from getting a goal against them. Alexsandro Alves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adhemar Trancoso went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Adhemar Trancoso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexsandro Alves having to make a save. 28 minutes into the match, Natingui FC's Claudinei Carneiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vitório Azevedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Natingui FC's Claudinei Carneiro got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Das Kapital FC's Vitório Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Das Kapital FC from getting a goal against them. If Claudinei Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 44th minute, Arnaldo das Neves 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. Claudinei Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vitório Azevedo having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudinei Carneiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo das Neves in the 58th minute of play forced Das Kapital FC's goalkeeper Vitório Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Das Kapital FC's Vitório Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélder Vargas in the 60th minute of play. Vitório Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Carneiro in the 63rd minute of the match. Arnaldo das Neves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vitório Azevedo having to make a save. After 66 minutes of play, Natingui FC's Claudinei Carneiro made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vitório Azevedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arnaldo das Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudinei Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Vitório Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arnaldo das Neves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Natingui FC booed when Das Kapital FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adhemar Trancoso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Das Kapital FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo das Neves came free, but Vitório Azevedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Das Kapital FC's Vitório Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo das Neves in the 84th minute of play. Vitório Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Carneiro in the 89th minute of play. Arnaldo das Neves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruninho da Silveira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexsandro Alves read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. Vitório Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. Natingui FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.