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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gozado's Rui Madureira 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 some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Paulinho da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santastico Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulinho da Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donato Recife breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Durval Xavier might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donato Recife. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Durval Xavier ran back to his position shaking his head. The Santastico Fc fans' excitement grew in the 8th match minute when Santastico Fc's Paulinho da Cunha 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 14th match minute, Santastico Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalmo Esteves to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Enio Zonta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gozado's supporters rose to their feet, but Enio Zonta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafa Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Enio Zonta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rafa Pinheiro. That made the score 1-1 in the 19 minute of play. In the 22nd minute Rui Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafa Pinheiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on Gozado's corner Pedrinho Freire fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rafa Pinheiro quite easily take care of the ball. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Enio Zonta put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rafa Pinheiro. Donato Recife made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Mesquita in the 35th minute of play. Rafa Pinheiro made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Enio Zonta sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes into the match, Gozado's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho da Cunha came free, but Donato Recife reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

After a defensive mix-up in Gozado's zone, Paulinho da Cunha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Recife came out of the goal and Paulinho da Cunha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Frederico Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santastico Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Frederico Abreu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Donato Recife breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 70 minutes, Paulinho da Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santastico Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulinho da Cunha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Frederico Abreu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Recife. Gozado's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frederico Abreu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. After 78 minutes of play, Santastico Fc's Frederico Abreu made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Donato Recife was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Enio Zonta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Enio Zonta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Rafa Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santastico Fc's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.