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Favelas Stadium
Spectators: 7133 (Terracing: 5442, Seating: 1547, VIP seats: 144) Rogério Meirelles made the kick off and thus started the match. Sebastião Alagoano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogério Meirelles, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Sebastião Alagoano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Guilherme Custódio's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. After 8 minutes, Luisão Recife mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elite Alvinegro and the Union Flush Star players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Elite Alvinegro getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Luisão Recife hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Rogério Meirelles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sebastião Alagoano. Elite Alvinegro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rogério Meirelles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After having played for 18 minutes, Germano Soeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Union Flush Star's supporters crossed their fingers, but Germano Soeiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aloísio Bastos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastião Alagoano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Luís Guilherme Custódio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Alagoano having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Bastos in the 24th minute of play forced Elite Alvinegro's goalkeeper Sebastião Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Rogério Meirelles cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sebastião Alagoano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Aloísio Bastos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Union Flush Star's supporters rose to their feet, but Aloísio Bastos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastião Alagoano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sebastião Alagoano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério Meirelles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 minutes of play Elite Alvinegro's Luisão Recife was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 35 minutes into the match, Rogério Meirelles notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Elite Alvinegro's Sebastião Alagoano. Sebastião Alagoano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elite Alvinegro's goalkeeper Sebastião Alagoano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rogério Meirelles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Alagoano having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Virgílio Furtado in the 43rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Union Flush Star's Germano Soeiro. Elite Alvinegro's Sebastião Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogério Meirelles in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Rogério Meirelles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Union Flush Star fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Pedro Paraibano to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Elite Alvinegro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Trevisan to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Aloísio Bastos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Union Flush Star's supporters rose to their feet, but Aloísio Bastos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sebastião Alagoano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 58 in the game by Aloísio Bastos from a close distance when the talented Sebastião Alagoano managed to make a qualified save. Elite Alvinegro's players were relieved. Aloísio Bastos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Sebastião Alagoano made a huge save. In the 62nd minute, Virgílio Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 65 minutes, Rogério Meirelles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Union Flush Star's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rogério Meirelles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sebastião Alagoano made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Luís Guilherme Custódio sent off a good shot on target. If Rogério Meirelles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elite Alvinegro's goalkeeper Sebastião Alagoano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 played minutes Elite Alvinegro got a freekick which was hit by Lúcio Braga. Rogério Meirelles 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. After a defensive mix-up in Elite Alvinegro's zone, Aloísio Bastos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastião Alagoano came out of the goal and Aloísio Bastos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 87 minutes into the game, Valério de Brito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elite Alvinegro's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Union Flush Star the free kick. Valério de Brito hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Elite Alvinegro's Sebastião Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogério Meirelles in the 91st minute of play. Germano Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Alagoano having to interfere. Germano Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastião Alagoano having to interfere.