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ARENA Só o Pó
Spectators: 7202 (Terracing: 5403, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hélio Teles got the match started through his kick off. Geovanni França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ronaldão Ramalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hélio Teles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s Genílson Tróia got a free kick in the 14th minute. Yan Albuquerque's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Leandro Mattos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Leandro Mattos made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Yan Albuquerque sent off a good shot on target. Hélio Teles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Leandro Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Antunes in the 47th minute of play forced C.A. Só o Pó F.C.'s goalkeeper Ronaldão Ramalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gilberto Antunes made a kick off. Geovanni França received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ronaldão Ramalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Perivaldo de Almeida's late challenge caught a Locomotives's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Perivaldo de Almeida helped the player get up and apologised. Ronaldão Ramalho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geovanni França in the 62nd minute. Rodrigo Rezende's late challenge caught a Locomotives's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodrigo Rezende helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd match minute, C.A. Só o Pó F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodrigo Rezende to maneuver through the defense. Locomotives's Geovanni França got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Locomotives booed when C.A. Só o Pó F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulisses Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hélio Teles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leandro Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yan Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilberto Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Ronaldão Ramalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute Hélio Teles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldão Ramalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Antunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Geovanni França managed to get in a good position for a shot. Locomotives's supporters rose to their feet, but Geovanni França was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldão Ramalho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yan Albuquerque fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Mattos having to interfere. Ronaldão Ramalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Antunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The Locomotives supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Locomotives would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.