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Arena Campistão
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alessandro Nunes started the match with the kick off. Jorge Galvão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. He Yu Ying tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. He Yu Ying took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes, Agnaldo Queirós mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Campistão FC and the Gravi SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes Gravi SC got a freekick which was hit by Jailson Pontes. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alessandro Nunes in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck He Yu Ying prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 31 minutes into the match, Campistão FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Nunes came free, but He Yu Ying reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32ndth minute of the game Arlindo de Sena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gravi SC's Horácio Teles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. He Yu Ying showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Arlindo de Sena who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 41stth minute tested the skills of Horácio Teles when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Pedro Luiz Porto hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Arlindo de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Horácio Teles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maurinho Vasconcelos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horácio Teles having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maurinho Vasconcelos made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Arlindo de Sena notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Gravi SC's Horácio Teles. Horácio Teles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Jorge Galvão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Arlindo de Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 69 minutes, Alessandro Nunes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gravi SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Nunes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. He Yu Ying showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Nunes in the 73rd minute of the match. Arlindo de Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Arlindo de Sena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Horácio Teles. Gravi SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arlindo de Sena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 88 minutes into the match, Gravi SC's goal looked a bit too open when Maurinho Vasconcelos came free, but Horácio Teles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Galvão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Alessandro Nunes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but He Yu Ying was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. He Yu Ying didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 96th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Campistão FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gravi SC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.