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Sunshine Stadium
Spectators: 5001 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Noel da Fonseca started the match with the kick off. Doriva Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute, Noel da Fonseca reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elano Santos. The goal made the score 1-0. Evaristo Muc charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evaristo Muc the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Suns booed when ПФК ЦСКА was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evaristo Muc didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Noel da Fonseca in the 13th minute really tested Elano Santos's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Noel da Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Suns 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 Noel da Fonseca couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd match minute, ПФК ЦСКА was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evaristo Muc to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chico Godoi in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Clemente Mendonça saved Suns from getting behind. In the 28th minute of the match Jânio Fonseca shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Clemente Mendonça showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Suns booed when ПФК ЦСКА was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arthur Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Noel da Fonseca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akawel Azem hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Suns's Noel da Fonseca shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 38th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Elano Santos but with some difficulty. If Chico Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chico Godoi to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes ПФК ЦСКА got a freekick which was hit by Doriva Britto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Britto in the 54th minute of play forced Suns's goalkeeper Clemente Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kauã Gonçalves hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute of the match Evaristo Muc shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Clemente Mendonça showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 58th minute, Raphael Fernandez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ПФК ЦСКА fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 61 minutes into the game, Suns's Noel da Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elano Santos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Noel da Fonseca took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elano Santos. Elano Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Suns's Clemente Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Godoi in the 67th minute of play. Clemente Mendonça was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Raphael Fernandez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Raphael Fernandez really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. The supporters of ПФК ЦСКА booed when Suns was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noel da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clemente Mendonça made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Godoi in the 79th minute of play. Suns's Clemente Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Godoi in the 80th minute of play. Raphael Fernandez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clemente Mendonça read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of ПФК ЦСКА booed when Suns was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noel da Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Suns's zone, Chico Godoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clemente Mendonça came out of the goal and Chico Godoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Suns getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Noel da Fonseca hit a great ball. Chico Godoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Mendonça having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Durvalino Cordeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.