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FERRO
Spectators: 7343 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shi Ke Zhi started the match with the kick off. Almir Neves came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and William Cardoso could save by the left post. Almir Neves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but William Cardoso made a huge save. Lencois's Egídio da Cunha quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dino Neiva, made in the 9th minute of the game. Shi Ke Zhi might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bernardo Ramalho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Shi Ke Zhi ran back to his position shaking his head. William Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Fiori Matos sent off a good shot on target. 23 minutes into the match, Lencois's goalkeeper William Cardoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fiori Matos. Lencois's William Cardoso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Lencois from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute, FERRÃO's Vicente Rossi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind William Cardoso. William Cardoso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Bernardo Ramalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shi Ke Zhi in the 40th minute of the match. After 41 played minutes Lencois got a freekick which was hit by Arrigo Bucciarelli. Lencois's William Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho Xavier in the 43rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fiori Matos got free with William Cardoso in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fiori Matos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lencois were furious when Conrado Couto was red carded, 52 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, Lencois's Conrado Couto got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Fiori Matos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Almir Neves's late challenge caught a Lencois's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Almir Neves helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Vicente Rossi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but William Cardoso was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. A collision led to Lencois getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Egídio da Cunha hit a great ball. Lencois's Shi Ke Zhi got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lencois's Shi Ke Zhi got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 78 minutes into the match, Vicente Rossi notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Lencois's William Cardoso. William Cardoso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lencois's William Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fiori Matos in the 82nd minute of play. William Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiori Matos in the 87th minute of the match. William Cardoso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. William Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fiori Matos in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Lencois's goal looked a bit too open when José Augusto de Andrade came free, but William Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. William Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Rossi in the 97th minute of the match.