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Castelo do Guerreiro
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geovanni dos Santos started the match with the kick off. Natã Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauã Lago, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute of the match, Geovanni dos Santos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Slawomir Wawak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natã Meireles having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Kauã Lago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 13 minutes into the game, Geovanni dos Santos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Luiz Fabiano de Lima was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Wawak in the 21st minute of play forced Guerreiros da Bola FC's goalkeeper Natã Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Tim-Jan Jacobs almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Guerreiros da Bola FC's Natã Meireles did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Wawak in the 23rd minute of play forced Guerreiros da Bola FC's goalkeeper Natã Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Guerreiros da Bola FC defense, Kauã Lago kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Natã Meireles. The Guerreiros da Bola FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Natã Meireles should have stopped the shot. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Pombal 2003 F.C. from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kléber do Nascimento. Slawomir Wawak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Natã Meireles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slawomir Wawak in the 48th minute of play forced Guerreiros da Bola FC's goalkeeper Natã Meireles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Slawomir Wawak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Ian Cachia Zammit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 56 played minutes Pombal 2003 F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Tande. Kléber do Nascimento's late challenge caught a Pombal 2003 F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kléber do Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. After 57 played minutes Guerreiros da Bola FC got a freekick which was hit by Kléber do Nascimento. The corner ended in Remo Rezende almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima did a great save. After a rather tough play, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Hermínio Moraes got a free kick in the 62nd minute. If Slawomir Wawak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute, Edvaldo Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovanni dos Santos in the 71st minute of play. Falcão Tande kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute Geovanni dos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano de Lima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes, Ian Cachia Zammit made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Rollin Branca charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rollin Branca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rollin Branca hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Luiz Fabiano de Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanni dos Santos in the 96th minute of the match. 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. Guerreiros da Bola FC fully deserved thier win.