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Estádio Messejana
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guto Oliveira started the match with the kick off. Haroldo Hoffmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 5 minutes, Diguinho Sarmento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MINAÇU F.C and the Pontal do Sul players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 8th match minute, Pontal do Sul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Velasco to maneuver through the defense. Virgílio Sarmento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmundo de Castro having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Guto Oliveira 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. If Virgílio Sarmento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in MINAÇU F.C's zone, Guto Oliveira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Gustavo Luz came out of the goal and Guto Oliveira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 24 minutes into the match, Haroldo Hoffmann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edmundo de Castro. Pontal do Sul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Haroldo Hoffmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 28th match minute, Pontal do Sul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Guto Oliveira 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. If Virgílio Sarmento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Guto Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dorival Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dorival Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Virgílio Sarmento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Virgílio Sarmento to make the kick off. Virgílio Sarmento struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Edmundo de Castro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MINAÇU F.C. In the 57th minute, Alfredo Garcia 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. After a rather tough play, MINAÇU F.C's Hílton França got a free kick in the 61st minute. Pedro Géromé was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 62nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Guto Oliveira's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Gustavo Luz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Victor Lopez hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Luiz Gustavo Luz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Garcia in the 70th minute of play. Haroldo Hoffmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Guto Oliveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Gustavo Luz having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guto Oliveira in the 85th minute of play forced MINAÇU F.C's goalkeeper Luiz Gustavo Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dorival Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dorival Velasco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Dorival Velasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Virgílio Sarmento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edmundo de Castro having to interfere. Elivélton Cavalcante was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 96 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute, one of Pontal do Sul: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 Pontal do Sul. When the match had been going on for 98 minutes, MINAÇU F.C's Hílton França got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Edmundo de Castro.