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Spectators: 6398 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luiz Fabiano Arruda kicked off to start the match. Base-Velha FC's Júlio Secco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Ferreira in the 9th minute of play. Silas Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Secco having to interfere. Dito Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fabiano Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd match minute, TROPA DE ELITE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Brodel to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute Luiz Fabiano Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dito Paulista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When TROPA DE ELITE's Duarte Ferreira in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Base-Velha FC's goalie prevented a goal. Júlio Secco was a little too slow when Duarte Ferreira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 1-0. TROPA DE ELITE's Dito Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edinho Coutinho in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Arruda in the 37th minute of play forced TROPA DE ELITE's goalkeeper Dito Paulista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Júlio Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Ferreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Edinho Coutinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dito Paulista. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edinho Coutinho ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 45th minute, Edinho Coutinho 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Duarte Ferreira made the kick off in the second half. When William Secco fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Base-Velha FC's protests and gave William Secco a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd match minute, Base-Velha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by William Secco to maneuver through the defense. Duarte Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, Edinho Coutinho notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of TROPA DE ELITE's Dito Paulista. Dito Paulista was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Base-Velha FC's Giovani Lima got a free kick in the 67th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Base-Velha FC's zone, Waldemar Teles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júlio Secco came out of the goal and Waldemar Teles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silas Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Júlio Secco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Duarte Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Júlio Secco was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silas Souza in the 77th minute of play forced Base-Velha FC's goalkeeper Júlio Secco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Base-Velha FC's Júlio Secco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Ferreira in the 79th minute of play. Luiz Fabiano Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Dito Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 83 minutes, Agnaldo Zanette mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TROPA DE ELITE and the Base-Velha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Agnaldo Zanette hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Duarte Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 minutes of play, TROPA DE ELITE's Júnior Matorin made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Júlio Secco was left in no man's land by his defense there! TROPA DE ELITE were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Base-Velha FC for a fine match.