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Nhonhepe
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim Cruz made the kick off and thus started the match. If Joaquim Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the match, Joaquim Cruz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Belchior de Brito. Nhonhepe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquim Cruz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If João Figueiredo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Joaquim Cruz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Belchior de Brito. Nhonhepe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquim Cruz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Reginaldo Borges took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Natã Medeiros. Brazilia FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Belchior de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Cruz in the 31st minute of the match. With a little luck, Brazilia FC's Natã Medeiros got control of the ball when Ernani Sabóia tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Nhonhepe's Ernani Sabóia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Natã Medeiros. That made the score 1-2 after 41 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Figueiredo in the 45th minute of play forced Nhonhepe's goalkeeper Belchior de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Nuno Arantes 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nuno Arantes to make the kick off. When the match had been going on for 55 minutes, Brazilia FC's Carlos Eduardo Pinho got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Belchior de Brito. Brazilia FC's João Figueiredo pulled a muscle in his leg after 57 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 57 minutes into the game, Dinei Correia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nhonhepe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brazilia FC the free kick. Brazilia FC's Carlos Eduardo Pinho got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Belchior de Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquim Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute, Brazilia FC's Joaquim Cruz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. In the 76th minute, Brazilia FC's Joaquim Cruz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Belchior de Brito. Belchior de Brito yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. In the 83rd minute, Joaquim Cruz 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. If Joaquim Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Sebastião Sarmento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brazilia FC were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Nhonhepe's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carlos Eduardo Pinho took the corner. Nhonhepe's Belchior de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Cruz in the 98th minute of play.