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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dino Ferraz charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dino Ferraz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 7th match minute, Arsenal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Ferraz to maneuver through the defense. Carlinhos Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Fabiano Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luisinho Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the game, João Paulo Magalhães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aqua FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arsenal FC the free kick. João Paulo Magalhães hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Josué de Souza's late challenge caught a Arsenal FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josué de Souza helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Aqua FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Josué de Souza hit a great ball. Baltazar Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Carlinhos Martins in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fabiano Tróia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Luisinho Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luisinho Baiano hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Claudinho Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Percival Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Aqua FC's Josué de Souza got a free kick in the 34th minute. Carlinhos Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Tróia having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudinho Sousa to make the kick off. In the 65th minute Carlinhos Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aníbal Ramalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Percival Castro having to interfere. Carlinhos Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Fabiano Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlinhos Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Tróia having to interfere. When Carlinhos Martins came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Aqua FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlinhos Martins couldn't finish the play. Carlinhos Martins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luisinho Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Carlinhos Martins made a precise shot to the right of Fabiano Tróia. Arsenal FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Carlinhos Martins might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabiano Tróia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlinhos Martins ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Carlinhos Martins put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fabiano Tróia. When Carlinhos Martins came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Aqua FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlinhos Martins couldn't finish the play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Aqua FC had played much better football throughout.