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Spectators: 7215 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Luís Gustavo Damião took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Mandrak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Jeremias Mandrak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Gustavo Damião was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Cafu Rosado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. PRATTI FC's Cafu Rosado got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Jeremias Mandrak made a precise shot to the right of Luís Gustavo Damião. PRATTI FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Sílvio Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 28 minutes, Sílvio Zanette managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calabar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sílvio Zanette was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 29 minutes, Hermínio Nascimento mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PRATTI FC and the Calabar players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PRATTI FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Hermínio Nascimento hit a great ball. Sílvio Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luís Gustavo Damião having to interfere. If Jeremias Mandrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sílvio Zanette received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Luís Gustavo Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Calabar were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Jeremias Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cafu Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Cooper having to interfere. After 63 minutes of play, PRATTI FC's Cafu Rosado made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Cooper was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cafu Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Cooper having to interfere. Luís Gustavo Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Mandrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 73 played minutes PRATTI FC got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Baptista. 74 minutes into the match, Calabar's Osvaldinho Romero broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Sílvio Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sílvio Zanette received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Luís Gustavo Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Luís Gustavo Damião successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sílvio Zanette got free with Luís Gustavo Damião in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sérgio Baptista charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sérgio Baptista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to PRATTI FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Sérgio Baptista hit a great ball. Jeremias Mandrak was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 93rd minute. Calabar's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Calabar played a much better game than PRATTI FC and deserved their victory. The PRATTI FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.