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Chernobylians
Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) In the 3rd minute, Rony Cardoso made a precise shot to the right of João Augusto Souto. Chernobyl's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Chernobyl's goal looked a bit too open when Rony Cardoso came free, but João Augusto Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rony Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Augusto Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rony Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Augusto Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 29th minute, Antônio Xavier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Perivaldo Aparecido was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. João Augusto Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Alfredinho Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Augusto Souto having to interfere. Alfredinho Pitta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Augusto Souto having to interfere. Chernobyl's João Augusto Souto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Cardoso in the 46th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredinho Pitta to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Adriano Maciel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 52nd minute, Alfredinho Pitta 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. João Augusto Souto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 62nd minute, Alfredinho Pitta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of João Augusto Souto. The goal made the score 1-2. João Augusto Souto came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by BIRMINGHAM's Rony Cardoso. But to his dismay, Rony Cardoso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. After a rather tough play, BIRMINGHAM's Breno Valle got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Perivaldo Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antônio Xavier in the 73rd minute of the match. Rony Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. João Augusto Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute, BIRMINGHAM's Alfredinho Pitta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind João Augusto Souto. João Augusto Souto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Alfredinho Pitta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 played minutes Chernobyl got a freekick which was hit by Nilson Botelho. Rony Cardoso came free with the goalkeeper in the 93rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and João Augusto Souto could save by the left post. João Augusto Souto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rony Cardoso in the 96th minute. The Chernobyl fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. BIRMINGHAM were clearly better and deserved to take the win.