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Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Maceió Ice Dragons's Paulão Pombal 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. Paulão Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Luiz Fábio Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Fábio Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sao Cristovao's Luiz Fábio Lucas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Sao Cristovao from getting a goal against them. Luiz Fábio Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute, Sao Cristovao's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Paulão Pombal fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Luís Paulo Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Maceió Ice Dragons booed when Sao Cristovao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvério França didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Luís Paulo Dias came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Maceió Ice Dragons 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 Luís Paulo Dias couldn't finish the play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 24 minutes into the game, when Conrado Lopez put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Maceió Ice Dragons fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! Maceió Ice Dragons:s Richard Ferraz showed great skill when he stopped Silas Baptista:s penalty. Silas Baptista took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Richard Ferraz. Richard Ferraz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Richard Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Sarmento in the 40th minute of the match. If Paulão Pombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulão Pombal struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Luiz Fábio Lucas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maceió Ice Dragons.

The wind increased when Luciano Fonseca made the kick off in the second half. Cesinha Paulista's late challenge caught a Maceió Ice Dragons's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cesinha Paulista helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Sao Cristovao got a freekick which was hit by Cesinha Paulista. In the 61st minute, Paulão Pombal made a precise shot to the right of Luiz Fábio Lucas. Sao Cristovao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 64 minutes, Laércio Couto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maceió Ice Dragons and the Sao Cristovao players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Maceió Ice Dragons getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Laércio Couto hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Narciso Sarmento got free with Richard Ferraz in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Maceió Ice Dragons's Richard Ferraz got control of the ball when Narciso Sarmento tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paulão Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Luiz Fábio Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Narciso Sarmento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Richard Ferraz made a huge save. 86 minutes into the match, Josué Romero notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Sao Cristovao's Luiz Fábio Lucas. Luiz Fábio Lucas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Narciso Sarmento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulão Pombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kauan Torres hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Maceió Ice Dragons players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.