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Estádio Isidoro
Spectators: 7027 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 5) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodoro Dantas started the match with the kick off. Isidoro's Cesinha Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermegildo Fernandez in the 5th minute of play. Giovani Cruz took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cesinha Dante. Cesinha Dante dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Isidoro's goal looked a bit too open when Giovani Cruz came free, but Cesinha Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cesinha Dante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermegildo Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Amadeu Vidal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cesinha Dante. Isidoro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amadeu Vidal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Vidal in the 17th minute of play forced Isidoro's goalkeeper Cesinha Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, AC Milan's Ermegildo Fernandez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cesinha Dante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 21 minutes into the match, Isidoro's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeu Vidal came free, but Cesinha Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidoro's Cesinha Dante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Cruz in the 22nd minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Amadeu Vidal notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Isidoro's Cesinha Dante. Cesinha Dante was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 34 minutes of play, AC Milan's Ermegildo Fernandez made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesinha Dante was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Fernandez in the 41st minute of play forced Isidoro's goalkeeper Cesinha Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Amadeu Vidal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cesinha Dante. Isidoro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amadeu Vidal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. 45 minutes into the match, Isidoro's goal looked a bit too open when Ermegildo Fernandez came free, but Cesinha Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Amorim in the 46th minute of play forced Isidoro's goalkeeper Cesinha Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Ermegildo Fernandez notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Isidoro's Cesinha Dante. Cesinha Dante was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half AC Milan were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amadeu Vidal made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giovani Cruz in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cesinha Dante saved Isidoro from getting behind. 55 minutes into the game, Romário Sena threw the ball into play from the sideline. Isidoro's Luís Fernando Moreira quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. It was beautiful to see Isidoro's Luís Fernando Moreira in action when he in the 57th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 65th minute, AC Milan's Ermegildo Fernandez ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cesinha Dante. Cesinha Dante yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. After 69 minutes, Luiz Gustavo de Carvalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Isidoro and the AC Milan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th minute, Luiz Gustavo de Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Ermegildo Fernandez 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. Cesinha Dante was a little too slow when Giovani Cruz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 0-10. Cesinha Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Fernandez in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, Dino Amorim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Cesinha Dante was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 82 minutes into the match, Amadeu Vidal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cesinha Dante. Isidoro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amadeu Vidal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-12. Isidoro's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Dino Amorim scored to the left of an out of position Cesinha Dante, making the score, 0-13. Amadeu Vidal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cesinha Dante read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Isidoro's goalkeeper Cesinha Dante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dino Amorim. Amadeu Vidal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cesinha Dante firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 95th minute of the match AC Milan got a corner. Isidoro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Telmo Sarmento ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Telmo Sarmento got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cesinha Dante quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 98thth minute of the game Ermegildo Fernandez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Isidoro's Cesinha Dante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AC Milan's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.