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Palácio Ferroviário
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Real Knit United's Angelo Mesquita 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. In the 8th match minute, Real Knit United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Bastos to maneuver through the defense. After 15 played minutes Psiu! got a freekick which was hit by Urbano Alzola. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Bastos in the 16th minute of play forced Psiu!'s goalkeeper Laércio Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sydney Gonçalves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Antonio Quintun made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, João Vítor da Mata had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laércio Sá. Psiu!'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Vítor da Mata was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 22 minutes of play, Real Knit United's João Vítor da Mata made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Laércio Sá was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antonio Quintun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Gonçalves in the 29th minute of the match. João Vítor da Mata scored 0-3 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Laércio Sá, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Knit United's goalkeeper Antonio Quintun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Psiu!'s zone, Angelo Mesquita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Laércio Sá came out of the goal and Angelo Mesquita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Laércio Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Vítor da Mata in the 44th minute of play. Real Knit United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Serafim Bastos in the 47th minute. The corner ended in Serafim Bastos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Psiu!'s Laércio Sá did a great save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

In the 56th minute, Real Knit United's João Vítor da Mata dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. In the 62nd minute Angelo Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sydney Gonçalves in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonio Quintun saved Real Knit United from getting behind. João Vítor da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laércio Sá having to interfere. With a little luck, Psiu!'s Laércio Sá got control of the ball when João Vítor da Mata tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Real Knit United booed when Psiu! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Maicon Sousa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Real Knit United's Fábio Sergipano was substituted for Moisés Gaspar. The supporters of Real Knit United booed when Psiu! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maicon Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laércio Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafim Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Laércio Sá managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Real Knit United's João Vítor da Mata fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Laércio Sá made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Vítor da Mata in the 76th minute. The supporters of Real Knit United booed when Psiu! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raúl Nascimento didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, João Vítor da Mata 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. Angelo Mesquita kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 83 played minutes, Psiu!'s Afonso Galvão shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Antonio Quintun came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Psiu! reached it. The audience was convinced that Mané Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonio Quintun was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Sydney Gonçalves scored 1-4 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antonio Quintun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. João Vítor da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laércio Sá having to interfere. When Angelo Mesquita came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Real Knit United 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 Angelo Mesquita couldn't finish the play. The Psiu! supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Real Knit United's performance. The match ended with a win for Real Knit United.