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Ronaldo Nazário
Spectators: 6975 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Umberto Carneiro started the match with the kick off. Felippe Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benê Vale having to interfere. Kiko Matorin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umberto Carneiro in the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, São Cristóvão F.C's Ezequiel Moreira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benê Vale narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A hard shot by Gláuber da Fonseca from long distance, 10 minutes into the match, got Benê Vale's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Borges in the 13th minute of play forced São Cristóvão F.C's goalkeeper Kiko Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Galaxy Team's Umberto Carneiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kiko Matorin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Caco Messias made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by São Cristóvão F.C's Jonathan Pimenta. Benê Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Carneiro in the 24th minute of play forced São Cristóvão F.C's goalkeeper Kiko Matorin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the game, Dé Mendes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Benê Vale. Dé Mendes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. 32 minutes into the match, Felippe Baptista had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Benê Vale. Galaxy Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felippe Baptista was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. São Cristóvão F.C's Kiko Matorin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armandinho Sá in the 37th minute of play. Caco Messias hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Benê Vale was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Felippe Baptista showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 48 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felippe Baptista made a kick off. São Cristóvão F.C's Samuel Urbano got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dé Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dé Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Benê Vale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dé Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Urbano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vitinho Pitta made in the 67th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Róbson Porto however managed to control. A collision led to Galaxy Team getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Wilson Borges hit a great ball. Cássio Nunes's late challenge caught a Galaxy Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cássio Nunes helped the player get up and apologised. Samuel Urbano scored 5-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benê Vale, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Armandinho Sá's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kiko Matorin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Caco Messias threw the ball into play from the sideline. São Cristóvão F.C's Jonathan Pimenta quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 85 minutes into the match, Galaxy Team's goal looked a bit too open when Felippe Baptista came free, but Benê Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuel Urbano took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benê Vale. Galaxy Team's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Umberto Carneiro came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Galaxy Team 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 Umberto Carneiro couldn't finish the play. After 96 minutes, Róbson Porto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galaxy Team and the São Cristóvão F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of São Cristóvão F.C booed when Galaxy Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Róbson Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. São Cristóvão F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.