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Spectators: 7906 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Olivier Gilg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charles Capixaba in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the match, Charles Capixaba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chico Donato. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charles Capixaba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 6th minute, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Song Xiong Hong ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Diguinho Carioca. Diguinho Carioca yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Jeremias Maia took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chico Donato. Chico Donato dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Olivier Gilg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 16th minute Olivier Gilg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diguinho Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute José Augusto Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diguinho Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olivier Gilg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Diguinho Carioca made a huge save. 29 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Capixaba came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Maia in the 35th minute of play forced DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to C o n f i a n ç a - SE getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Ernesto Monteiro hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Song Xiong Hong notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of C o n f i a n ç a - SE's Diguinho Carioca. Diguinho Carioca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeremias Maia was the one to do the kick off. A hard shot 55 in the game by Jeremias Maia from a close distance when the talented Chico Donato managed to make a qualified save. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's players were relieved. The throw-in from 程伟鹏 in the 57th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C o n f i a n ç a - SE's Valer Donose. Chico Donato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Maia in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Song Xiong Hong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diguinho Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Xiong Hong in the 65th minute of play forced C o n f i a n ç a - SE's goalkeeper Diguinho Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Song Xiong Hong managed to get in a good position for a shot. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's supporters rose to their feet, but Song Xiong Hong was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diguinho Carioca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. DIPLOMATA FC PAB made a substitution. Renato Quadros replaced Song Xiong Hong. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Jeremias Maia took a quick shot and it went in 3-4 without a chance for Chico Donato to make any attempt to save it. C o n f i a n ç a - SE's Clayton Gol was substituted for Clayton Pedron. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renato Quadros in the 80th minute of play forced C o n f i a n ç a - SE's goalkeeper Diguinho Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute Renato Quadros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diguinho Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clayton Clayton kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Renato Quadros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Diguinho Carioca was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-5. The DIPLOMATA FC PAB fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. C o n f i a n ç a - SE were clearly better and deserved to take the win.