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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Celsinho de Queirós kicked off to start the match. Patrick França hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Amílton Proença showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Patrick França hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Britto in the 7th minute of play forced Estrutura's goalkeeper Amílton Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Estrutura's Amílton Proença played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitório de Souza in the 11th minute of play. Amílton Proença took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giuseppe Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gildo Paraense during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Metal FC's Zé Carlos Prado got control of the ball when Narciso Aparecido tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 25 minutes, Patrick França mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Estrutura and the Metal FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th match minute, Estrutura was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick França to maneuver through the defense. Zé Carlos Prado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Abraão in the 33rd minute of play. Zé Carlos Prado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Abraão in the 33rd minute of play. When Metal FC's Giuseppe Britto in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Estrutura's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Estrutura's Patrick França got a free kick in the 36th minute. Giuseppe Britto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gildo Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amílton Proença having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serafim Martins during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 43 minutes into the game, one of Estrutura:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Gilberto Teixeira shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gildo Paraense to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Gildo Paraense reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amílton Proença. The goal made the score 0-1. Giuseppe Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Amílton Proença tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Giuseppe Britto came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Metal FC 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 Giuseppe Britto couldn't finish the play. Metal FC's Gildo Paraense got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amílton Proença made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Giuseppe Britto sent off a good shot on target. Narciso Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Metal FC's zone, Wilson de Queirós stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Carlos Prado came out of the goal and Wilson de Queirós tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Amílton Proença managed to avoid a goal in the 68thth minute, when Metal FC's Giuseppe Britto fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vitório de Souza hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Zé Carlos Prado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Celsinho de Queirós's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Zé Carlos Prado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Abraão in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to Metal FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Luiz Paulo Baptista hit a great ball. Zé Carlos Prado came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Estrutura's Ricardo Abraão. But to his dismay, Ricardo Abraão quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Wilson de Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute of the match Gilberto Teixeira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amílton Proença showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zé Carlos Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Abraão in the 89th minute of the match. Ricardo Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 93rd minute, Celsinho de Queirós 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. In the 96th minute of the match Jeremias Aguiar shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Carlos Prado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the referee ended the match the Estrutura players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.