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Sugar Kane Stadium
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leonel Loureiro got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Pontalinda SC booed when Sugar Kane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Cavalcante didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute Leonel Loureiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luizão de Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Loureiro in the 5th minute of play forced Sugar Kane's goalkeeper Luizão de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 minutes, Fred Gaspar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sugar Kane and the Pontalinda SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pontalinda SC booed when Sugar Kane was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fred Gaspar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Leonel Loureiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luizão de Amorim was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Loureiro in the 9th minute of play forced Sugar Kane's goalkeeper Luizão de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benê Teixeira made in the 13th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Maurinho Leme immediately put the ball in play. The supporters of Sugar Kane booed when Pontalinda SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Belchior Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iuri Costa hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After 25 played minutes Pontalinda SC got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Reis. When the match had been going on for 25 minutes Igor Cavalcante shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Pedro Fernandes when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, Pontalinda SC's goalkeeper Pedro Fernandes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igor Cavalcante. Iuri Costa hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Pedro Fernandes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nando Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Igor Cavalcante could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Pedro Fernandes made a huge save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Pontalinda SC's Eriberto Luz got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute Nando Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olavo Gaúcho might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Fernandes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olavo Gaúcho ran back to his position shaking his head. Belchior Neves hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pontalinda SC's goalkeeper Pedro Fernandes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Nando Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iuri Costa in the 70th minute of play forced Pontalinda SC's goalkeeper Pedro Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iuri Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Loureiro in the 82nd minute of play forced Sugar Kane's goalkeeper Luizão de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 83 minutes into the match, Pontalinda SC's goal looked a bit too open when Iuri Costa came free, but Pedro Fernandes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Fernandes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iuri Costa in the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Nando Rocha made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Fernandes. Pontalinda SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Pedro Fernandes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Cavalcante's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Olavo Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sugar Kane fully deserved thier win.