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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Virtus Futebol Clube's Xie Ting Sheng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex da Fonseca in the 3rd minute of play. Xie Ting Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Jacinto in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute SE Tigre Verde were awarded a corner. Alex da Fonseca went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led SE Tigre Verde's Alex da Fonseca to fire away a dangerous shot which Xie Ting Sheng despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Virtus Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Chico Santos came free, but Xie Ting Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Virtus Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton de Andrade came free, but Xie Ting Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xie Ting Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton de Andrade in the 12th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Tiago Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xie Ting Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vinícius Mazza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexsandro Siqueira's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Tróia in the 26th minute of play forced Virtus Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Xie Ting Sheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Luís Fernando Albuquerque in the 31st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Virtus Futebol Clube's Dinei Tróia. Dinei Tróia might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vinícius Mazza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dinei Tróia ran back to his position shaking his head. Xie Ting Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Tróia in the 38th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Nilton de Andrade made a precise shot to the right of Xie Ting Sheng. Virtus Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Chico Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nilton de Andrade to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Alexsandro Siqueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinícius Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xie Ting Sheng made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Nilton de Andrade sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of SE Tigre Verde booed when Virtus Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emerson Vides didn't get a good kick on the ball. Haroldo Tróia took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xie Ting Sheng. Xie Ting Sheng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Vinícius Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexsandro Siqueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute, SE Tigre Verde's Alex da Fonseca dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. SE Tigre Verde's Vinícius Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Lupșoiu in the 76th minute of play. Alexsandro Siqueira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vinícius Mazza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by SE Tigre Verde's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ponciano Pontarelli was slow to take the kick. During this time Virtus Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. If Alexsandro Siqueira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Virtus Futebol Clube! In the 87th minute there was a penalty for SE Tigre Verde. Alex da Fonseca stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Xie Ting Sheng. 0-4. In the 95th minute Nilton de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xie Ting Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SE Tigre Verde's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.