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Arena Croquetão
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when William de Amorim took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, William de Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Croquete FC's supporters rose to their feet, but William de Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diogo Couto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 8 minutes into the match, Luís Fernando Quadros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diogo Couto. Clube Atlético dos Craque's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Fernando Quadros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Fábio do Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Clube Atlético dos Craque's goalkeeper Diogo Couto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William de Amorim. Clube Atlético dos Craque's Diogo Couto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Clube Atlético dos Craque from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Fábio do Nascimento kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Diogo Couto. That made the score 3-0 in the 26 minute of play. Ian Pena recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Clube Atlético dos Craque booed when Croquete FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fábio Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Tarcisio Ceresso notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Croquete FC's José Paulo Trevisan. José Paulo Trevisan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 41 minutes into the game, Croquete FC's Luís Fernando Quadros nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Diogo Couto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Diogo Couto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William de Amorim went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edson Brodel to strike the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Zé de Sousa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croquete FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clube Atlético dos Craque the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Filipe Pirani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube Atlético dos Craque's supporters rose to their feet, but Filipe Pirani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Paulo Trevisan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zé de Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Fábio do Nascimento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Diogo Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Paulo Trevisan came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Clube Atlético dos Craque's Ian Pena. But to his dismay, Ian Pena quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. After some careless play in the Clube Atlético dos Craque defense, William de Amorim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Diogo Couto. The Clube Atlético dos Craque fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Diogo Couto should have stopped the shot. William de Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers William de Amorim in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diogo Couto saved Clube Atlético dos Craque from getting behind. José Paulo Trevisan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ian Pena, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When Fábio do Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Croquete 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 Fábio do Nascimento couldn't finish the play. José Paulo Trevisan was out of position in the 97 minute of play, and Edson Brodel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edson Brodel really showed his touch with that goal: 6-3. There was no doubt that Croquete FC were the better team. Croquete FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.