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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the game, Macaco F.C.'s Ingars Miders nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Toninho Pinheiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Adrianinho Negri's late challenge caught a Macaco F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrianinho Negri helped the player get up and apologised. Toninho Pinheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ingars Miders in the 24th minute. Macaco F.C.'s Hermínio Cavalcante shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 27th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Toninho Pinheiro but with some difficulty. In the 28th minute Cleithon Minuhin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Campos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After recieving a nice pass, Macaco F.C.'s Hermínio Cavalcante tried to score from far away in the 31st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toninho Pinheiro having to interfere. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Toninho Pinheiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Adrianinho Negri got a free kick in the 42nd minute. A collision led to DENVER™ getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Diguinho Vargas hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Hermínio Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot. Macaco F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Hermínio Cavalcante was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toninho Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Macaco F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, DENVER™'s Alfredo Rezende got a free kick in the 54th minute. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Toninho Pinheiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 63rd minute, Adrianinho Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute of the match Hermínio Cavalcante shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Toninho Pinheiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Toninho Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Macaco F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink couldn't finish the play. DENVER™ made a substitution. Márcio Guedes replaced Nilmar Freitas. DENVER™'s Gino Carneiro was substituted for Conrado Paraibano. After a defensive mix-up in Macaco F.C.'s zone, Guilherme Abud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Campos came out of the goal and Guilherme Abud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Toninho Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Toninho Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Constantin-Maximilian Vennegoor Of Hesselink took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Toninho Pinheiro. Toninho Pinheiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0.