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Estádio Brejauba
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5464, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicolas Torres started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the game, English FC's Maicon Bastos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cícero Madureira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Cícero Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Bastos in the 12th minute of the match. Duarte Matorin kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. A collision led to Brejauba SS getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Adelino Montenegro hit a great ball. If Rafael Prestes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Giovanni Abreu in the 27th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Brejauba SS's Zé Augusto Britto. Cícero Madureira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Bastos in the 29th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Brejauba SS's goal looked a bit too open when Maicon Bastos came free, but Cícero Madureira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Maicon Bastos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cícero Madureira was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, English FC's Geovanni Paraíba got a free kick in the 41st minute. Cícero Madureira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

51 minutes into the match, Brejauba SS's goalkeeper Cícero Madureira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maicon Bastos. With a little luck, Brejauba SS's Cícero Madureira got control of the ball when Maicon Bastos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jailson Paes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cícero Madureira came out and tried to block the shot, but Jailson Paes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 64th minute. Dino Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Maicon Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Cícero Madureira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, English FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dino Monteiro came free, but Evaristo Moraes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Brejauba SS's Dino Monteiro in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye English FC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Brejauba SS getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Dorian Pernambucano hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Flavinho Esteves 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. In the 82nd minute, Rafael Prestes 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. After 84 minutes of play, Brejauba SS's Dino Monteiro made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evaristo Moraes was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of English FC booed when Brejauba SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dorian Pernambucano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Brejauba SS's goalkeeper Cícero Madureira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maicon Bastos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino Monteiro in the 93rd minute of play forced English FC's goalkeeper Evaristo Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes of play, English FC's Maicon Bastos made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cícero Madureira was left in no man's land by his defense there! The English FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing English FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.