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Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Zé Paulo Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Romero in the 3rd minute of the match. Zé Paulo Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willian Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Vicente da Silva fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Membeca EC's protests and gave Vicente da Silva a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Membeca EC's Vicente da Silva got a free kick in the 20th minute. César Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo Damião having to interfere. Segundo Romero received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zé Paulo Damião came out and tried to block the shot, but Segundo Romero slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 23rd minute. Zé Paulo Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute Segundo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th play minute Segundo Romero came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Zé Paulo Damião. 2-0. If Segundo Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When E C JUVENTUDE's Oscar Siqueira in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Membeca EC's goalie prevented a goal. 36 minutes into the match, Membeca EC's goal looked a bit too open when Segundo Romero came free, but Zé Paulo Damião reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Membeca EC's Zé Paulo Damião played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Romero in the 37th minute of play. If Segundo Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Segundo Romero made a kick off. A collision led to E C JUVENTUDE getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Oscar Siqueira hit a great ball. Mo Salah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Zé Paulo Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Membeca EC defense, Segundo Romero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Paulo Damião. The Membeca EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Paulo Damião should have stopped the shot. 63 minutes into the game, one of E C JUVENTUDE:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Zé Paulo Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Segundo Romero in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Segundo Romero 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. In the 71st minute, Oscar Siqueira 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. In the 74th minute, Vicente da Silva 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. Zé Paulo Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segundo Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. A hard shot by Luizinho Paulista from long distance, 82 minutes into the match, got Carlos Secco's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 85th minute Segundo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Paulo Damião saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Paulo Damião came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by E C JUVENTUDE's Segundo Romero. But to his dismay, Segundo Romero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Segundo Romero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Paulo Damião having to interfere. Oscar Siqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Zé Paulo Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Membeca EC defense, Segundo Romero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zé Paulo Damião. The Membeca EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zé Paulo Damião should have stopped the shot. E C JUVENTUDE walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.