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Estádio Martirio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Maria de Amorim got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Maria de Amorim in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafa Pinheiro saved Santastico Fc from getting behind. A hard shot 13 in the game by Frederico Abreu from a close distance when the talented Leopoldo da Mata managed to make a qualified save. Neymarinho's players were relieved. After 16 minutes, Durval Xavier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santastico Fc and the Neymarinho players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Santastico Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Xavier to maneuver through the defense. When José Maria de Amorim came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Neymarinho 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 José Maria de Amorim couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Neymarinho's Leopoldo da Mata got control of the ball when Frederico Abreu tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Silva in the 20th minute of play forced Santastico Fc's goalkeeper Rafa Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leopoldo da Mata made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Abreu in the 23rd minute. When Frederico Abreu fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santastico Fc's protests and gave Frederico Abreu a yellow card for diving instead. Frederico Abreu hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Hortêncio Teles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Pinheiro having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Santastico Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Hortêncio Teles came free, but Rafa Pinheiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Armandinho Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedrão Mendes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Leopoldo da Mata made a huge save. In the 33rd minute, Oscar Mesquita reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leopoldo da Mata. The goal made the score 1-2. 35 minutes into the game, Neymarinho's José Maria de Amorim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafa Pinheiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Neymarinho's Leopoldo da Mata proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Neymarinho from getting a goal against them. Santastico Fc's Rafa Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauan Velasco in the 39th minute of play. After 41 minutes of play, Santastico Fc's Frederico Abreu made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopoldo da Mata was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 45th minute, Durval Xavier reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Leopoldo da Mata. The goal made the score 3-3. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Leopoldo da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Jorge Silva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Neymarinho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. Jorge Silva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafa Pinheiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. With 59 minutes on the clock, Téo Cerezo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Hortêncio Teles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Pinheiro having to interfere. Hortêncio Teles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Rafa Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Frederico Abreu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leopoldo da Mata was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-4. Leopoldo da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulinho da Cunha in the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Neymarinho's goal looked a bit too open when Durval Xavier came free, but Leopoldo da Mata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Paulinho da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo da Mata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Maria de Amorim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafa Pinheiro having to make a save. 82 minutes into the game, Santastico Fc's Paulinho da Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leopoldo da Mata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-4. Paulinho da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neymarinho's Leopoldo da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Abreu in the 94th minute of play. In the 97th minute, Paulinho da Cunha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Leopoldo da Mata was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-4. Neymarinho's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.