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Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Durval Brito started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Família Ressaca MZ got a freekick which was hit by Guilherme Brito. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Narciso Azevedo hit a great ball. When Durval Brito came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC 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 Durval Brito couldn't finish the play. Allan Silva acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 17th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Narciso Azevedo. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Celsinho Vidal took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Allan Silva to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Família Ressaca MZ booed when ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Messi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Celsinho Vidal 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 a rather tough play, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Joel Couto got a free kick in the 35th minute. Vitinho Fontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durval Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Família Ressaca MZ's Vitinho Fontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durval Brito in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Raul Gonçalves to make the kick off. With a little luck, Família Ressaca MZ's Vitinho Fontes got control of the ball when Geovânio Severo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Allan Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mané Mota during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Mané Mota hit a great ball. Durval Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Vitinho Fontes made a huge save. In the 69th minute Geovânio Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vitinho Fontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 75th minute, Mané Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Allan Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Gonçalves in the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Mané Mota seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mané Mota the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mané Mota had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Simão Koehler shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Vitinho Fontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Messi in the 88th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Geovânio Severo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vitinho Fontes was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Allan Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Família Ressaca MZ had won after a very even match.