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Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Isaltino Trigo started the match with the kick off. Alexandre Vides kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Alexandre Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Ernani das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 minutes, Guga de Salles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Winners Football Club and the Frutal FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Winners Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guga de Salles to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the game, Vladimir Ambjerg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Frutal FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Winners Football Club the free kick. After 10 minutes, Isaltino Trigo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Winners Football Club and the Frutal FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Winners Football Club getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Isaltino Trigo hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Efraín Bacete in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernani das Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Efraín Bacete's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernani das Neves was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Vides in the 22nd minute of play forced Winners Football Club's goalkeeper Ernani das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Winners Football Club's Ernani das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efraín Bacete in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 minutes, Efraín Bacete made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Winners Football Club's Ernani das Neves tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 27 minutes into the match, Winners Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Efraín Bacete came free, but Ernani das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 31 minutes of play, Frutal FC's Dráuzio Paraíba made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernani das Neves was left in no man's land by his defense there! 34 minutes into the match, Alexandre Vides had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernani das Neves. Winners Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexandre Vides was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When Frutal FC's Efraín Bacete, in the 41st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Frutal FC. If Alexandre Vides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Efraín Bacete recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alexandre Vides recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ernani das Neves came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Frutal FC's Alexandre Vides. But to his dismay, Alexandre Vides quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. With his leg Ernani das Neves managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Frutal FC's Efraín Bacete fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Efraín Bacete who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Ernani das Neves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ernani das Neves made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Vladimir Ambjerg sent off a good shot on target. Ernani das Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efraín Bacete in the 60th minute. Ernani das Neves was a little too slow when Lino Chano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-5. Efraín Bacete 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. When Alexandre Vides came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Frutal 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 Alexandre Vides couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the game, Efraín Bacete lined in a short shot 0-6 behind a frustrated Ernani das Neves. Frutal FC's Alberto Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaltino Trigo in the 75th minute of play. Frutal FC's Efraín Bacete managed to work through Winners Football Club's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Efraín Bacete dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The Frutal FC fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when Frutal FC's Vladimir Ambjerg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Eduardo Xerifão came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Frutal 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 Eduardo Xerifão couldn't finish the play. Efraín Bacete blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ernani das Neves having to make a save. Vladimir Ambjerg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernani das Neves having to interfere. If Efraín Bacete had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded Frutal FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Winners Football Club.