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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. Dorival Pires started the match with the kick off. Douglas Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Augusto Tasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marquinhos Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorival Pires in the 4th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, José Augusto Tasso reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Douglas Cunha. The goal made the score 1-0. When Focus Team FC's José Augusto Tasso in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruau's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tony Cordeiro got free with Douglas Cunha in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Uruau getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Júnior da Costa hit a great ball. José Augusto Tasso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Douglas Cunha made a huge save. Erik Koehler kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 32 minutes into the game, when Rubinho Lopes put in a rough tackle. Marquinhos Moreno had in the 35thth minute some difficulties stopping Nestor Rosa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 2-1 came in the 35th minute when Nestor Rosa all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Marquinhos Moreno. Luís Fabiano Senna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Douglas Cunha made a huge save. A collision led to Uruau getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Frank Amaral hit a great ball. Vladimir Ramalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Douglas Cunha having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tony Cordeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Luís Fabiano Senna made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Uruau's Douglas Cunha tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 63 minutes, Kléber Messias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Focus Team FC and the Uruau players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kléber Messias hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. When Dé Favoretto came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Focus Team 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 Dé Favoretto couldn't finish the play. When Vladimir Ramalho came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Focus Team 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 Vladimir Ramalho couldn't finish the play. Focus Team FC's Luís Fabiano Senna got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tony Cordeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Douglas Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vladimir Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Luís Fabiano Senna came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Focus Team 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 Luís Fabiano Senna couldn't finish the play. Tony Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. José Augusto Tasso hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The excitement rose when Uruau's Nestor Rosa after 89 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Focus Team FC's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 4-2. Douglas Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fabiano Senna in the 93rd minute of the match. When Erik Koehler fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Focus Team FC's protests and gave Erik Koehler a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Uruau booed when Focus Team FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Koehler didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Focus Team FC had played much better football throughout.