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ARENA SOKANELINHAS
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edu de Alcântara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edu de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sílvio Luís Simão fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s protests and gave Sílvio Luís Simão a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Blindão F.C. Telmo Berger stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving José Carlos Palmeira. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edu de Alcântara in the 15th minute of play forced Blindão F.C's goalkeeper Benedito Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Blindão F.C's Adalberto Sarmento in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s zone, Adalberto Sarmento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Carlos Palmeira came out of the goal and Adalberto Sarmento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Blindão F.C were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Telmo Berger took the corner. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adalberto Sarmento in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Carlos Palmeira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 36th minute, Cauã Guimarães 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. Anselmo Félix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. José Carlos Palmeira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Marco Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Marco Lago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s José Carlos Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Sarmento in the 46th minute of play. SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s José Carlos Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Sarmento in the 47th minute of play. The SOKANELINHAS F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Blindão F.C were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Adalberto Sarmento made the kick off in the second half. José Carlos Palmeira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marco Lago in the 52nd minute. In the 57th match minute, SOKANELINHAS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Marques to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute of the match Telmo Berger shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Carlos Palmeira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Lago got free with José Carlos Palmeira in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s José Carlos Palmeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Sarmento in the 60th minute of play. Bernardo Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s zone, Adalberto Sarmento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Carlos Palmeira came out of the goal and Adalberto Sarmento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 65th minute Adalberto Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Carlos Palmeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Adalberto Sarmento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Lago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute Edu de Alcântara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedito Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Marco Lago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Carlos Palmeira. SOKANELINHAS F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marco Lago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In a very dangerous position, a player in SOKANELINHAS F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 77th minute. Penalty! Benedito Lucas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cauã Guimarães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benedito Lucas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cauã Guimarães in the 85th minute of the match. Marco Lago could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but José Carlos Palmeira made a huge save. José Carlos Palmeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adalberto Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 96th minute Bernardo Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedito Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Blindão F.C eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.