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Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) If Simão Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Francisco Baiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simão Gerber in the 6th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in BARCELONA F.C's zone, Simão Gerber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Francisco Baiano came out of the goal and Simão Gerber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diogo Pombal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but João Francisco Baiano made a huge save. Reynaldo Seco hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hélio Lima in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck José Lira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. José Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Machado in the 20th minute of play. Jardel Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Lira having to interfere. José Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Lima in the 24th minute of play. Galera HC's José Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Machado in the 25th minute of play. BARCELONA F.C's Hélio Lima got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Silas de Queiroz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BARCELONA F.C's João Francisco Baiano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save BARCELONA F.C from getting a goal against them. After 35 minutes, Tiago Porto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BARCELONA F.C and the Galera HC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tiago Porto hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 46th match minute, BARCELONA F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Rocha to maneuver through the defense. 48 minutes into the match, BARCELONA F.C's goalkeeper João Francisco Baiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diogo Pombal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Simão Gerber stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, BARCELONA F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Simão Gerber came free, but João Francisco Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Hélio Lima 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. José Lira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jardel Machado in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute, one of BARCELONA F.C:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for BARCELONA F.C. In the 65th minute there was a penalty for Galera HC. Lino Pontes stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving João Francisco Baiano. 1-0. After a rather tough play, BARCELONA F.C's Anderson Pimenta got a free kick in the 73rd minute. If Simão Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 83rd minute of the match Tiago Porto completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Tiago Porto a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, BARCELONA F.C's Tiago Porto got a free kick in the 84th minute. Jardel Machado 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. Charles Souto struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. José Lira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BARCELONA F.C. When Jardel Machado came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the BARCELONA F.C 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 Jardel Machado couldn't finish the play. Simão Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. João Francisco Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. BARCELONA F.C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.