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Estádio Zé Ruelão
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5421, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Alfredo Leão started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Marcelo Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Alfredo Leão came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Zé Ruelas FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alfredo Leão couldn't finish the play. Marcelo Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Emerson Ramalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zé Ruelas FC's Emerson Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Severo in the 9th minute of play. Diego Oliveira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruy Breckenfeld in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Moreno in the 14th minute of play forced Zé Ruelas FC's goalkeeper Emerson Ramalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonel Severo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Emerson Ramalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Zé Ruelas FC's zone, Leonel Severo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emerson Ramalho came out of the goal and Leonel Severo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 22 minutes into the game, Marcelo Moreno cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Emerson Ramalho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zé Ruelas FC's Emerson Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Severo in the 30th minute of play. Zé Ruelas FC's Emerson Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Severo in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Leão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Oliveira was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Leonel Severo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mutambo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 43rd minute Leonel Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Mutambo fans' excitement grew in the 45th match minute when Mutambo's Marcelo Moreno looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The Zé Ruelas FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mutambo were winning 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcelo Moreno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Alfredo Leão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Oliveira was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 54 minutes into the match, Zé Ruelas FC's goalkeeper Emerson Ramalho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonel Severo. After 55 played minutes Zé Ruelas FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Carioca. Marcelo Moreno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emerson Ramalho having to interfere. In the 66th minute Marcelo Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilberto Carioca charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Carioca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Marcelo Moreno blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emerson Ramalho having to make a save. If Leonel Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Leão in the 75th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Zé Ruelas FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Luz. After recieving a nice pass, Mutambo's Gilmar Gaspar tried to score from far away in the 78th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 80thth minute of the game Alfredo Leão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mutambo's Diego Oliveira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 82 played minutes Zé Ruelas FC got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Carioca. In the 84th minute, Zé Augusto Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Mutambo's Gilmar Gaspar broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Cesinha Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emerson Ramalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Moreno in the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Mutambo had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.