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Alçapão da Morte
Spectators: 8003 (Terracing: 6004, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cao Chao Bin started the match with the kick off. If Donato Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 6 minutes, Zdeno Kríž mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the APOCALIPSE NOW and the Barões F. C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nixon Richard received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Erivaldo Mota came out and tried to block the shot, but Nixon Richard slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. Marquinhos Porto hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Nixon Richard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cao Chao Bin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Baiano having to interfere. Nixon Richard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erivaldo Mota read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Erivaldo Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nixon Richard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Erivaldo Mota managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Barões F. C.'s Nixon Richard fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 24 minutes into the match, Barões F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cao Chao Bin came free, but Júlio Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Rosendo Chus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erivaldo Mota didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nixon Richard went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Paraibano in the 33rd minute of play forced APOCALIPSE NOW's goalkeeper Erivaldo Mota to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. APOCALIPSE NOW's Erivaldo Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save APOCALIPSE NOW from getting a goal against them. In the 36th play minute Nixon Richard came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Erivaldo Mota. 4-0. After 40 minutes APOCALIPSE NOW's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Donato Paraibano who took care of the corner kick. In the 42nd minute, Donato Paraibano fired a really elegant long shot, but Erivaldo Mota threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. In the 45th match minute, APOCALIPSE NOW was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cao Chao Bin to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nixon Richard to strike the kick off in the second half. Barões F. C.'s Donato Paraibano got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th match minute, Barões F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Paulo Queirós to maneuver through the defense. APOCALIPSE NOW's Zdeno Kríž got his second yellow card of the match in the 55th minute. The referee ordered Zdeno Kríž off the ground. Zdeno Kríž hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. When Barões F. C.'s Nixon Richard in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye APOCALIPSE NOW's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Paulo Queirós blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erivaldo Mota having to make a save. In the 59thth minute of the game Nixon Richard who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but APOCALIPSE NOW's Erivaldo Mota was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 61 played minutes Barões F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Nixon Richard. Erivaldo Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Paraibano in the 63rd minute of play. After having played for 67 minutes, Donato Paraibano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barões F. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Donato Paraibano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Laurencio Vidal came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Barões 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 Laurencio Vidal couldn't finish the play. When Barões F. C.'s Nixon Richard in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye APOCALIPSE NOW's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Paulo Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nixon Richard in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erivaldo Mota saved APOCALIPSE NOW from getting behind. Erivaldo Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nixon Richard in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, APOCALIPSE NOW was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adit Kusumo to maneuver through the defense. Barões F. C. were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after APOCALIPSE NOW's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Donato Paraibano took the corner. If Nixon Richard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 85 minutes into the match, APOCALIPSE NOW's goal looked a bit too open when Nixon Richard came free, but Erivaldo Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind APOCALIPSE NOW's goalkeeper Erivaldo Mota, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Nixon Richard came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Barões 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 Nixon Richard couldn't finish the play. Erivaldo Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nixon Richard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Barões F. C. fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Barões F. C.'s Nixon Richard looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Barões F. C. had won after a very even match.