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Cresciuma
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Virgilio Erazo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 6 minutes of play, ALVINEGRO's Leonardo Mandrak made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Tróia was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 8 minutes, Virgilio Erazo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ALVINEGRO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Virgilio Erazo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Cresciuma SS getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Válbson Carvalho hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Virgilio Erazo notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Cresciuma SS's Paulo Tróia. Paulo Tróia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 14 played minutes ALVINEGRO got a freekick which was hit by Luís Fernando Neto. 17 minutes into the game, Egídio Carneiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Paulo Tróia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Válbson Carvalho during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th minute, one of Cresciuma SS: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 Cresciuma SS. The referee gave ALVINEGRO a penalty, 22 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Virgilio Erazo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cresciuma SS's Paulo Tróia. 0-4. Cresciuma SS's Paulo Tróia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Erazo in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, ALVINEGRO's Teofilo Bertol nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulo Tróia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Cresciuma SS's Paulo Tróia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Erazo in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Teofilo Bertol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Tróia was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. In the 37th minute Virgilio Erazo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Erazo in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Virgilio Erazo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Virgilio Erazo managed to get in a good position for a shot. ALVINEGRO's supporters rose to their feet, but Virgilio Erazo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Tróia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paulo Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mané Maciel in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute, Jardel Bastos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roger Salgado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. Moisés Pena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Roger Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Tróia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mané Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mané Maciel got free with Paulo Tróia in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cresciuma SS's Paulo Tróia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Erazo in the 70th minute of play. After 71 played minutes Cresciuma SS got a freekick which was hit by Válbson Carvalho. Virgilio Erazo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Tróia having to interfere. Cresciuma SS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Mané Maciel scored to the left of an out of position Paulo Tróia, making the score, 1-9. Paulo Tróia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teofilo Bertol in the 83rd minute. Paulo Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mané Maciel in the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of ALVINEGRO booed when Cresciuma SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto de Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. ALVINEGRO's Roger Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Bastos in the 88th minute of play. Roger Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedrão Custódio in the 89th minute of the match. If Pedrão Custódio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Pedrão Custódio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Cresciuma SS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ALVINEGRO were clearly better and deserved to take the win.