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Cacoes
Spectators: 6672 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giuseppe Paraíba started the match with the kick off. Felipe Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. José Peres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Giuseppe Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Rosa in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Peres saved Cacoes FC from getting behind. 14 minutes into the match, DIAMONDS's Giuseppe Paraíba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Peres narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Giuseppe Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Rosa in the 27th minute of play. José Peres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Rosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 33 minutes, Fiori Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cacoes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fiori Dracena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuseppe Paraíba in the 38th minute of the match. José Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Rosa in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Fiori Dracena fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Felipe Rosa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. José Peres tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fiori Dracena was the one to do the kick off. Mathias Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fiori Dracena in the 54th minute of play. After having played for 57 minutes, Giuseppe Paraíba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DIAMONDS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giuseppe Paraíba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Fiori Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Peres made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipe Rosa in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Luiz Fernando Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felipe Rosa in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of José Peres, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Giuseppe Paraíba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the match, Cacoes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Paraíba came free, but José Peres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The DIAMONDS 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.