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Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) André Branco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Branco in the 4th minute of play forced Nandox FC's goalkeeper Diego Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Nandox FC's goal looked a bit too open when André Branco came free, but Diego Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If André Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Nandox FC booed when Fanáticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benê Eger didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Fanáticos's Benê Eger got a free kick in the 19th minute. Carlos Eduardo Bezerra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Luisinho Cavalcante made a huge save. Diego Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 29 minutes, Carlos Eduardo Bezerra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nandox FC and the Fanáticos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nandox FC's Carlos Eduardo Bezerra got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Branco in the 34th minute of play forced Nandox FC's goalkeeper Diego Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, André Branco 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. Benê Eger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diego Magalhães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of André Branco's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Fanáticos's Luisinho Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delfim Perez in the 46th minute of play. In the 47thth minute of the game André Branco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nandox FC's Diego Magalhães was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Delfim Perez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers André Branco in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diego Magalhães saved Nandox FC from getting behind. A collision led to Nandox FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Carlos Eduardo Bezerra hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Flavinho Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that André Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Magalhães was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Carlos Eduardo Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luisinho Cavalcante having to interfere. Diego Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Flavinho Cardozo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nandox FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fanáticos the free kick. The supporters of Fanáticos booed when Nandox FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavinho Cardozo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 82 minutes, Arí Linhares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fanáticos and the Nandox FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 82nd minute, one of Fanáticos:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fanáticos. Delfim Perez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luisinho Cavalcante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Delfim Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Fanáticos played a much better game than Nandox FC and deserved their victory. The Nandox FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.