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Spectators: 7244 (Terracing: 5434, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandro Galvão in the 8th minute of play forced Nexus Club's goalkeeper Norberto Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marquinhos Ramalho in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Norberto Tavares saved Nexus Club from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Ramalho in the 12th minute of play forced Nexus Club's goalkeeper Norberto Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Sandro Galvão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norberto Tavares was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Nexus Club's Silvério Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Caetano Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Thiago de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Caetano Carvalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Thiago de Azevedo made a huge save. Thiago de Azevedo made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Caetano Carvalho sent off a good shot on target. If Silvério Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thiago de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Dionísio in the 37th minute of play. After 43 minutes, Jonas Dionísio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nexus Club and the Santo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Marquinhos Ramalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Norberto Tavares was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silvério Carvalho was the one to do the kick off. If Marquinhos Ramalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Vítor da Fonseca hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nexus Club! When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, Santo FC's Álvaro Neiva got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Norberto Tavares. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Sandro Galvão took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Norberto Tavares to make any attempt to save it. Caetano Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Thiago de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute Caetano Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Marquinhos Ramalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marquinhos Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Nexus Club supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Santo FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Santo FC.