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Macedônia City
Spectators: 7280 (Terracing: 5462, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elivélton Quadros started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Sinunga EC's goalkeeper Tadeu Oliveira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teodoro Vergílio. Gerson Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeu Oliveira having to interfere. Teodoro Vergílio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Tadeu Oliveira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Germano Gaspar hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Teodoro Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sydney Macedo's late challenge caught a Sinunga EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sydney Macedo helped the player get up and apologised. Sydney Macedo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Sinunga EC's Ernesto Paiva got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Ramalho in the 28th minute of play forced 09 de Julho's goalkeeper Humberto Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Teodoro Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute, Teodoro Vergílio made a precise shot to the right of Tadeu Oliveira. Sinunga EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. With a little luck, Sinunga EC's Tadeu Oliveira got control of the ball when Juninho de Almeida tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute Gerson Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeu Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Gerson Sousa made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of 09 de Julho booed when Sinunga EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerson Sousa in the 53rd minute of play forced Sinunga EC's goalkeeper Tadeu Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sinunga EC's Tadeu Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Vergílio in the 55th minute of play. Sydney Macedo might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tadeu Oliveira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sydney Macedo ran back to his position shaking his head. Elivélton Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Vergílio in the 68th minute of play forced Sinunga EC's goalkeeper Tadeu Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, 09 de Julho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juninho de Almeida to maneuver through the defense. A long shot from Ernesto Paiva in the 76th minute of play was well struck, but Humberto Alagoano made a really good save at the right post. In the 80th minute, Juninho de Almeida 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. Teodoro Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeu Oliveira having to interfere. Teodoro Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeu Oliveira having to interfere. Teodoro Vergílio struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Tadeu Oliveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 09 de Julho. In the 93rd minute Teodoro Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeu Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 96 minutes, Teodoro Vergílio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 09 de Julho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teodoro Vergílio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 09 de Julho's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.