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Mendanha
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Caco Cosme got the match started through his kick off. Benedito Queiroz hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Carioca FC's Guto Leão got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Caco Cosme received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Almir Gaspar came out and tried to block the shot, but Caco Cosme slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. In the 13th minute Arlindo Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Guto Leão fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carioca FC's protests and gave Guto Leão a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th match minute, Carioca FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guto Leão to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute Celsinho Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Celsinho Andrade in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chicão Veiga saved Carioca FC from getting behind. Chicão Veiga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho Andrade in the 21st minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Murilo Penha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carioca FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Celsinho Andrade might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chicão Veiga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celsinho Andrade ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th minute, Luís Gustavo Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Arlindo Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celsinho Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chicão Veiga having to interfere. 44 minutes into the match, Ludogorets United's goalkeeper Almir Gaspar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Murilo Penha. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Celsinho Andrade stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Almir Gaspar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caco Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ludogorets United's Celsinho Andrade got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 57 minutes, Arlindo Cearense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ludogorets United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arlindo Cearense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Celsinho Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, André Luiz Toledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chicão Veiga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celsinho Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 71 played minutes Celsinho Andrade rounded Carioca FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. Almir Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Murilo Penha took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Almir Gaspar. Almir Gaspar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 80th minute Celsinho Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão Veiga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Murilo Penha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Celsinho Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celsinho Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Caco Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute, Murilo Penha 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. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Carioca FC had won after a very even match.