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Donje-LJubinje
Spectators: 7079 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) Mattosinhos's Tarcisio Barral started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Arthur Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Frank Camargo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amadeu Pinheiro in the 9th minute of play forced Mattosinhos's goalkeeper Frank Camargo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Camargo having to interfere. Caetano de Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarcisio Barral in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Donje-Ljubinje getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Reinaldo Miranda hit a great ball. Amadeu Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Frank Camargo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arthur Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amadeu Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frank Camargo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Pinheiro in the 27th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evandro Miranda during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st match minute, Donje-Ljubinje was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evandro Miranda to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Frank Camargo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jailson Reis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano de Castro having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amadeu Pinheiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luizão Loyola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caetano de Castro having to interfere. Caetano de Castro made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Jailson Reis sent off a good shot on target. In the 55th match minute, Mattosinhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christiano Salles to maneuver through the defense. Guga Falcão was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 56th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Frank Camargo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arthur Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tarcisio Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Mattosinhos's zone, Arthur Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frank Camargo came out of the goal and Arthur Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luizão Loyola charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luizão Loyola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Mattosinhos getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Luizão Loyola hit a great ball. Frank Camargo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Gonçalves in the 81st minute of play. Arthur Gonçalves might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Frank Camargo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arthur Gonçalves ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mattosinhos's goalkeeper Frank Camargo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th match minute, Donje-Ljubinje was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. Amadeu Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mattosinhos's goalkeeper Frank Camargo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arthur Gonçalves took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frank Camargo. Frank Camargo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. There was no doubt that Donje-Ljubinje were the better team. Donje-Ljubinje's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.