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Francisco Coradi
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abelardo Netto kicked off to start the match. The supporters of OFF booed when FC WASH FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Falcão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovanni de Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13thth minute of the game Abelardo Netto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC WASH FUTEBOL CLUBE's Ernani Pena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abelardo Netto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Velasco in the 20th minute of play forced OFF's goalkeeper Gugu Pena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to OFF getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Raí Lima hit a great ball. Luís Fábio Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Tadeu Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abelardo Netto in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernani Pena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abelardo Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ernani Pena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aírton Chaves's late challenge caught a OFF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aírton Chaves helped the player get up and apologised. Aírton Chaves hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Abelardo Netto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernani Pena was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. 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 wind increased when Danilo Linares made the kick off in the second half. Durvalino Lopez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gugu Pena came out and tried to block the shot, but Durvalino Lopez slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 56th minute. In the 60thth minute of the game Abelardo Netto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC WASH FUTEBOL CLUBE's Ernani Pena was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of OFF booed when FC WASH FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eurico Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Abelardo Netto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ernani Pena was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. OFF's Gugu Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eurico Velasco in the 71st minute of play. If Danilo Linares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in FC WASH FUTEBOL CLUBE's zone, Agnaldo Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernani Pena came out of the goal and Agnaldo Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 78 minutes, Durvalino Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC WASH FUTEBOL CLUBE's supporters crossed their fingers, but Durvalino Lopez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gugu Pena was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Danilo Linares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Danilo Linares really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. FC WASH FUTEBOL CLUBE's Ernani Pena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Netto in the 91st minute of play. Gugu Pena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danilo Linares in the 94th minute of play. Durvalino Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gugu Pena having to interfere. The FC WASH FUTEBOL CLUBE players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.