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Taboca
Spectators: 7094 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manuel Pontes kicked off to start the match. Manuel Pontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Dênis Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Feliks Piczak was a little too slow when Guto Mattos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. João Augusto Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Guto Mattos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taboca FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. If João Augusto Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Neurônios EC's zone, Guto Mattos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Feliks Piczak came out of the goal and Guto Mattos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. João Augusto Tinoco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 29 minutes into the game, Aílton Borges was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Neurônios EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Taboca FC the free kick. In the 29th match minute, Neurônios EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aílton Borges to maneuver through the defense. Hélder Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Feliks Piczak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Augusto Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Hélder Lira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taboca FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hélder Lira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feliks Piczak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlinhos Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Dênis Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell João Augusto Tinoco to make the kick off. Hélder Lira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Feliks Piczak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 52nd minute, Rogério Valladares hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélder Lira took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Feliks Piczak. Feliks Piczak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. 57 minutes into the match, Neurônios EC's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Lira came free, but Feliks Piczak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Luciano Cardoso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dênis Marinho, 4-1. Neurônios EC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Taboca FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pedrão Leite took the corner. The corner ended in Pedrão Leite almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Taboca FC's Dênis Marinho did a great save. In the 79th minute, Válbson Trancoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guto Mattos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hélder Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neurônios EC's Feliks Piczak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guto Mattos in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guto Mattos in the 90th minute of play forced Neurônios EC's goalkeeper Feliks Piczak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Augusto Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Neurônios EC's goal looked a bit too open when Guto Mattos came free, but Feliks Piczak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Hélder Lira made a precise shot to the right of Feliks Piczak. Neurônios EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. Neurônios EC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.