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Sabao
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jardel Cruz started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico Nazare's zone, Pedro Paulo Toscano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cipriano Vargas came out of the goal and Pedro Paulo Toscano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cipriano Vargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Paulo Toscano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Atletico Nazare getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Geovanni Toledo hit a great ball. Cipriano Vargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zézinho Valadares, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Costa in the 17th minute of play forced Jogadorista FC's goalkeeper Afonsinho do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Atletico Nazare getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Jardel Cruz hit a great ball. Enrique Bastos hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Jardel Cruz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Afonsinho do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Cruz in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute Jardel Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonsinho do Valle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Atletico Nazare's Afonsinho do Valle threw himself towards the right post 46 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jardel Cruz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Zézinho Valadares made the kick off in the second half. Pedro Paulo Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Cipriano Vargas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geovanni Toledo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Afonsinho do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Atletico Nazare's Cipriano Vargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zézinho Valadares in the 74th minute of play. Afonsinho do Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovanni Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Cruz in the 81st minute of play forced Jogadorista FC's goalkeeper Afonsinho do Valle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 83rd minute by Pedro Paulo Toscano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Patrick Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Patrick Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonsinho do Valle having to interfere. Zézinho Valadares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cipriano Vargas having to interfere. If Jardel Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jogadorista FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.