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Camatei
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Oséias Mineiro made the kick off which started today's match. The throw-in from Zé Roberto de Barros in the 5th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Real Saint FC's Ronaldinho Vinhas. William Lima didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Real Saint FC's Fabiano Couto shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. William Lima stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabiano Couto's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Real Saint FC's goalkeeper Betinho Xavier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Ribeiro. Ruy Albuquerque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. William Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Real Saint FC's Betinho Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséias Mineiro in the 26th minute of play. Rodrigo Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Betinho Xavier having to interfere. Ruy Albuquerque hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After 34 minutes, Túlio Lopes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Camatei and the Real Saint FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Camatei was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Túlio Lopes to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 37 minutes, Ronaldinho Vinhas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Saint FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldinho Vinhas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabiano Couto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but William Lima read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Real Saint FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guga Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. William Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Couto in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half Real Saint FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabiano Couto to make the kick off. Betinho Xavier came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Camatei's Oséias Mineiro. But to his dismay, Oséias Mineiro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Betinho Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Guga Ortiz kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Camatei defense, Fabiano Couto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of William Lima. The Camatei fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that William Lima should have stopped the shot. With 66 minutes on the clock, Pedro Augusto Prado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 65th minute, one of Real Saint FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Real Saint FC. In the 72nd minute Rodrigo Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betinho Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Camatei's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Freitas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Eliézer Alcântara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Saint FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eliézer Alcântara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. William Lima breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Betinho Xavier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Ribeiro in the 83rd minute of play. Ruy Albuquerque's late challenge caught a Camatei's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ruy Albuquerque helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th match minute, Real Saint FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruy Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute of the match Elder Guedes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Betinho Xavier showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 92ndth minute of the game Oséias Mineiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Saint FC's Betinho Xavier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. William Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliézer Alcântara in the 94th minute of play. When the match was over Real Saint FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Camatei throughout the match.