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Estádio Muque
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tales Esteves got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lúcio Esteves during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ulisses Urbano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tales Esteves in the 5th minute of play. Tales Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Augusto Brito hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Caco Rodrigues in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ulisses Urbano, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pedrinho Cearense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lúcio Esteves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sílvio Luiz Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Lúcio Esteves might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedrinho Cearense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lúcio Esteves ran back to his position shaking his head. 29 minutes into the game, Benjamim Brito cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Pedrinho Cearense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Real Nexus C.F.'s Ulisses Urbano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tales Esteves in the 32nd minute of play. Pedrinho Cearense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lars Kiil went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 39th minute, Benjamim Brito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Malinha FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tales Esteves in the 41st minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Ulisses Urbano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tales Esteves in the 52nd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Malinha FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 53rd minute. Penalty! Malinha FC:s Pedrinho Cearense showed great skill when he stopped Benjamim Brito:s penalty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ediberto Vargas got free with Pedrinho Cearense in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute, Benjamim Brito made a precise shot to the right of Pedrinho Cearense. Malinha FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 63 minutes into the match, Lúcio Esteves dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedrinho Cearense, 0-4. With a little luck, Malinha FC's Pedrinho Cearense got control of the ball when Benjamim Brito tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 70 minutes, Caco Rodrigues mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Malinha FC and the Real Nexus C.F. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Real Nexus C.F. booed when Malinha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caco Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 71st minute, Caco Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Lúcio Esteves got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With his leg Pedrinho Cearense managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Real Nexus C.F.'s Lúcio Esteves fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Malinha FC's Pedrinho Cearense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamim Brito in the 81st minute of play. After some careless play in the Malinha FC defense, Benjamim Abraão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedrinho Cearense. The Malinha FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedrinho Cearense should have stopped the shot. In the 96th minute, Benjamim Abraão 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. Real Nexus C.F.'s Lúcio Esteves got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Real Nexus C.F.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.