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The Abbey Stadium
Spectators: 7769 (Terracing: 5827, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tiago Vander got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Cambridge Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jailson Loyola hit a great ball. Thomás da Mata stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiago Vander's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Cambridge Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Benedito Coelho came free, but Thomás da Mata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jailson Loyola got free with Cássio Sarmento in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thomás da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rony Dionísio in the 15th minute of play. Jailson Loyola hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Especialista FC's Cássio Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilian Şneapotă in the 20th minute of play. If Zé Carlos Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Especialista FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Benny Kroos hit a great ball. Teodoro Dantas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Cássio Sarmento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the game, Leopold Teurfs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Thomás da Mata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 34 minutes into the match, Rony Dionísio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomás da Mata. Cambridge Esporte Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rony Dionísio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Thomás da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopold Teurfs in the 38th minute of the match. Cambridge Esporte Clube's Thomás da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedito Coelho in the 42nd minute of play. After the first half Especialista FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Carlos Machado to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Especialista FC booed when Cambridge Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dino de Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benedito Coelho got free with Thomás da Mata in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benedito Coelho hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Didi Travassos charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Didi Travassos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Didi Travassos hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Dino de Salles hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the match, Cambridge Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Vander came free, but Thomás da Mata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Especialista FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Pinho came free, but Cássio Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 minutes Especialista FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luiz Pinho who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Cambridge Esporte Clube getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Zé Carlos Machado hit a great ball. If Zé Carlos Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Especialista FC's Cássio Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Machado in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Tiago Vander notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Cambridge Esporte Clube's Thomás da Mata. Thomás da Mata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cássio Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz Pinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Thomás da Mata made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Rony Dionísio sent off a good shot on target. The Cambridge Esporte Clube fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when Cambridge Esporte Clube's Zé Carlos Machado looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 87 minutes into the match, Especialista FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Carlos Machado came free, but Cássio Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cambridge Esporte Clube's Thomás da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leopold Teurfs in the 89th minute of play. Cássio Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 92 minutes into the match, Cambridge Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Thomás da Mata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rony Dionísio. Cássio Sarmento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Pinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Especialista FC played a much better game than Cambridge Esporte Clube and deserved their victory. The Cambridge Esporte Clube players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.