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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcus Britto started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute, Marcus Britto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Engenharia Elétrica FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Enéas Reis kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Marcus Britto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho da Costa having to interfere. A collision led to Mercenários FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Enéas Reis hit a great ball. If Luizão Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raí Mangueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luizão Gonçalves in the 23rd minute of the match. Andrézinho da Costa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Britto's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Raí Mangueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luizão Gonçalves in the 28th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Engenharia Elétrica FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luizão Gonçalves came free, but Raí Mangueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimir Pirani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Raphael Esteves fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Engenharia Elétrica FC's protests and gave Raphael Esteves a yellow card for diving instead. Raphael Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Luizão Gonçalves 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. After a rather tough play, Engenharia Elétrica FC's Benjamim Urbano got a free kick in the 44th minute. When Giovanni Perez came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Mercenários FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Giovanni Perez couldn't finish the play. Luizão Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raí Mangueira having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luizão Gonçalves to make the kick off. Pedro Peres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Raí Mangueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Marcus Britto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Engenharia Elétrica FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcus Britto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrézinho da Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Cauã Veloso fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Engenharia Elétrica FC's protests and gave Cauã Veloso a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd minute, Cauã Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Engenharia Elétrica FC's Raí Mangueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizão Gonçalves in the 68th minute of play. The supporters of Mercenários FC booed when Engenharia Elétrica FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cauã Veloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 71 minutes, Enéas Reis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mercenários FC and the Engenharia Elétrica FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Engenharia Elétrica FC booed when Mercenários FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enéas Reis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcus Britto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Mercenários FC's Gilberto Lira got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Claudinho Fernandes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Andrézinho da Costa made a huge save. Andrézinho da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luizão Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Raí Mangueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrézinho da Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Britto in the 85th minute of play. Luizão Gonçalves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luizão Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute, Marcus Britto fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Claudinho Fernandes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Engenharia Elétrica FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinho Fernandes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrézinho da Costa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Engenharia Elétrica FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Mercenários FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.