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Arena ASTRT
Spectators: 5005 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1004, VIP seats: 1) 8 minutes into the game, João Paulo Esteves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EnzoFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ASTRT the free kick. In the 10th minute, Felippe Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Paulo Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 16 minutes into the match, ASTRT's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Lopez came free, but Jonathan Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ASTRT booed when EnzoFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 minutes, Sérgio Vasconcelos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ASTRT and the EnzoFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 22 played minutes ASTRT got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Vasconcelos. A collision led to ASTRT getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Gino de Queirós hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in EnzoFC's zone, Germano Sabóia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdomiro Félix came out of the goal and Germano Sabóia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ASTRT's Jonathan Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Paulo Esteves in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Felippe Vieira notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ASTRT's Jonathan Xavier. Jonathan Xavier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felippe Vieira made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, ASTRT's goalkeeper Jonathan Xavier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Paulo Esteves. 52 minutes into the match, Frédson Rosado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jonathan Xavier, 0-2. A hard shot by Claudinho Gonçalves from long distance, 56 minutes into the match, got Jonathan Xavier's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 61 minutes into the game, João Paulo Esteves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jonathan Xavier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 64th minute, Frédson Rosado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When João Paulo Esteves came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the EnzoFC 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 João Paulo Esteves couldn't finish the play. In the 70th minute, Marcos Vinhas 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. Felippe Vieira did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Jonathan Xavier 71 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Luciano Andrade in the 76th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ASTRT's Ademar Soares. A collision led to EnzoFC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. João Paulo Esteves hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute Felippe Vieira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felippe Vieira in the 83rd minute of play forced ASTRT's goalkeeper Jonathan Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th match minute, EnzoFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Jacinto to maneuver through the defense. Felippe Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jonathan Xavier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The EnzoFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.