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Esmeraldas
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) Osvaldo Arantes took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nuno da Rocha. Nuno da Rocha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Esmeraldas's Mateus Figueiredo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Serginho Furlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Serginho Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Gonçalves in the 14th minute of the match. Serginho Furlan made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Mateus Figueiredo sent off a good shot on target. Paulo Gonçalves might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serginho Furlan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paulo Gonçalves ran back to his position shaking his head. Mateus Figueiredo might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Serginho Furlan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mateus Figueiredo ran back to his position shaking his head. Mateus Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Furlan having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulo Gonçalves got free with Serginho Furlan in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 25 minutes, Gabriel Moura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Faiz o B.O. and the Esmeraldas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gabriel Moura hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 27th match minute, Faiz o B.O. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filipe Tande to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 29 minutes, Osvaldo Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Faiz o B.O.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Osvaldo Arantes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Esmeraldas's zone, Osvaldo Arantes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nuno da Rocha came out of the goal and Osvaldo Arantes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 34 minutes, Gláuber de Souza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esmeraldas and the Faiz o B.O. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th minute, Angelo Arantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Arantes in the 44th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Faiz o B.O.'s goalkeeper Serginho Furlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateus Figueiredo. After 48 minutes of play, Esmeraldas's Paulo Gonçalves made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serginho Furlan was left in no man's land by his defense there! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paulo Gonçalves was the one to do the kick off. Angelo Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Nuno da Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kauan Damião charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kauan Damião the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mateus Figueiredo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Serginho Furlan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Faiz o B.O.'s Serginho Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Eger in the 66th minute of play. Kauan Damião was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Esmeraldas getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Kauan Damião hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Zé Eger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the game, Faiz o B.O.'s Angelo Arantes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nuno da Rocha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Angelo Arantes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Nuno da Rocha made a huge save. Mateus Figueiredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Furlan having to interfere. Zé Eger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Furlan having to interfere. The supporters of Faiz o B.O. booed when Esmeraldas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celsinho Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Faiz o B.O. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.