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SICKLE STADIUM
Spectators: 7176 (Terracing: 5384, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gugu Cruz got the match started through his kick off. When Rubinho Cunha fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paulista United's protests and gave Rubinho Cunha a yellow card for diving instead. Rubinho Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Leopoldo Esteves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Furlan got free with Paulo José Baiano in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulo José Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 20th minute, Wilian Capixaba 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. After a rather tough play, BALL REAPER FC's Wilian Capixaba got a free kick in the 22nd minute. A hard shot 34 in the game by Gonçalo Sergipano from a close distance when the talented Paulo José Baiano managed to make a qualified save. Paulista United's players were relieved. 38 minutes into the match, Gugu Cruz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nilton Lucas. BALL REAPER FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gugu Cruz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind BALL REAPER FC's goalkeeper Nilton Lucas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leopoldo Esteves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Paulo José Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute Rubens Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilton Lucas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Paulista United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Campidelis to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Gonçalo Sergipano 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. 66 minutes into the match, BALL REAPER FC's Jorge Furlan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulo José Baiano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, BALL REAPER FC's Wilian Capixaba got a free kick in the 68th minute. If Gonçalo Sergipano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vicente de Azevedo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Wilian Capixaba struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Paulo José Baiano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BALL REAPER FC. After having played for 83 minutes, Jorge Furlan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BALL REAPER FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Furlan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gonçalo Sergipano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Paulo José Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gonçalo Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. BALL REAPER FC's Gonçalo Sergipano got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leopoldo Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Baiano having to interfere. When the final whistle went the supporters of Paulista United were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant BALL REAPER FC side.