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Phantastic Stadium
Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zé Augusto Miranda took the kick off in the first half of the match. Evandro Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Salles having to interfere. Thomás Mendes took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dida Salles. Dida Salles 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. In the 16th match minute, Phantásticos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Félix to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Zé Augusto Miranda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duarte Saldanha was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 18th minute Evandro Mandrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thomás Mendes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Salles having to interfere. Evandro Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Salles having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Novatos's Raí Mesquita got a free kick in the 27th minute. Dida Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro Mandrak in the 28th minute of play. If Zé Augusto Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Augusto Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte Saldanha having to interfere. After 46 played minutes Novatos got a freekick which was hit by Júlio Correia. When Alfredo Paes fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Novatos's protests and gave Alfredo Paes a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Novatos fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! Dida Salles went to the wrong direction when Cristiano França was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evandro Mandrak to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Edmundo Félix was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phantásticos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Novatos the free kick. The supporters of Novatos booed when Phantásticos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmundo Félix didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Novatos getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Raí Mesquita hit a great ball. Enrique Damião could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Duarte Saldanha made a huge save. A collision led to Novatos getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Júlio Correia hit a great ball. If Evandro Mandrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the game, Norberto Falcão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Phantásticos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Novatos the free kick. In the 68th match minute, Phantásticos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norberto Falcão to maneuver through the defense. In the 71stth minute of the game Thomás Mendes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Novatos's Dida Salles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thomás Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Christiano de Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Phantásticos 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 Christiano de Queiroz couldn't finish the play. Dida Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomás Mendes in the 83rd minute of play. Zé Augusto Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Phantásticos FC had won after a very even match.