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Estádio Ave Fenix
Spectators: 7253 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Francisco Nóbrega got the match started through his kick off. Francisco Nóbrega received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sérgio Moraes came out and tried to block the shot, but Francisco Nóbrega slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 5th minute. Serginho Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raúl Ceresso's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute of the match Bernardo Lara shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sérgio Moraes showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. AFC Volares's Sérgio Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Nóbrega in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of Fenix FC booed when AFC Volares was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falcão Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raúl Ceresso in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Serginho Cruz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 20th minute Raúl Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serginho Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Raúl Ceresso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serginho Cruz was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Bernardo Lara's late challenge caught a AFC Volares's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bernardo Lara helped the player get up and apologised. Bernardo Lara hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. AFC Volares's Sérgio Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Nóbrega in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Falcão Tavares 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. When AFC Volares's Raúl Ceresso in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fenix FC's goalie prevented a goal. Raúl Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Cruz having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Falcão Tavares managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Volares's supporters rose to their feet, but Falcão Tavares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serginho Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl Ceresso in the 38th minute of play forced Fenix FC's goalkeeper Serginho Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Miranda hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Raúl Ceresso was the one to do the kick off. If Dário Rezende had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Trigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sérgio Moraes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Nóbrega, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Fenix FC's Serginho Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raúl Ceresso in the 65th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Kiko Teixeira took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Serginho Cruz to make any attempt to save it. Fenix FC's Serginho Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Fenix FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriano Miranda got free with Serginho Cruz in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 82nd minute, Falcão Tavares reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Serginho Cruz. The goal made the score 2-3. Raúl Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Cruz having to interfere. Falcão Tavares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Serginho Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arthur Bezerra charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arthur Bezerra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Arthur Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Falcão Tavares came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the AFC Volares fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Falcão Tavares couldn't finish the play. The Fenix FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AFC Volares were clearly better and deserved to take the win.