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Arena Carvalho
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Fernando Barros started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Mulekada United FC's Geovani Simão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Décio Britto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Décio Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustão Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geovani Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Décio Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 played minutes Máquina FC got a freekick which was hit by Telmo Veloso. In the 10thth minute of the game Geovani Simão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Máquina FC's Décio Britto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Faustão Cerezo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Décio Britto having to interfere. Clemente Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Fernando Barros in the 14th minute of the match. Clemente Fontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Fernando Barros in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute Faustão Cerezo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Décio Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 minutes of play, Mulekada United FC's Geovani Simão made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Décio Britto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Décio Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Iztal in the 23rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Faustão Cerezo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mulekada United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Faustão Cerezo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Décio Britto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Décio Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovani Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After some careless play in the Máquina FC defense, Faustão Cerezo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Décio Britto. The Máquina FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Décio Britto should have stopped the shot. In the 32nd minute, Elivélton Mendes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Clemente Fontes. The goal made the score 1-3. In the 37th minute Geovani Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Décio Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Décio Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustão Cerezo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Décio Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Iztal in the 40th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geovani Simão to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Máquina FC's goalkeeper Décio Britto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geovani Simão. If Geovani Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Máquina FC's Décio Britto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Máquina FC from getting a goal against them. After 58 played minutes Mulekada United FC got a freekick which was hit by Wanderson Arruda. Adrianinho de Lara hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faustão Cerezo got free with Décio Britto in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mulekada United FC's Geovani Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Flavio Iztal 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. Mulekada United FC's Geovani Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Clemente Fontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Fernando Barros in the 73rd minute of play. Flavio Iztal 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. In the 81st minute Geovani Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Décio Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Geovani Simão sped through Máquina FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Décio Britto. Geovani Simão's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Décio Britto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 89 minutes into the match, Mulekada United FC's Geovani Simão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Décio Britto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Geovani Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match was over Mulekada United FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Máquina FC throughout the match.