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Pontal Celestial
Spectators: 7202 (Terracing: 5403, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Clube Atlético Marrento's Elano Quadros started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 7th match minute, Clube Atlético Marrento was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Pedro Xavier to maneuver through the defense. Ulysses Amaral recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Elano Quadros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Elano Quadros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Clube Atlético Marrento fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Álvaro Salles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cezary Cichewski. Estrela Dourada F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Álvaro Salles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Sandro Reis made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Celso Brito sent off a good shot on target. After 34 minutes, Luan Furtado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Estrela Dourada F.C. and the Clube Atlético Marrento players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Estrela Dourada F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luan Furtado to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute Álvaro Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cezary Cichewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Samuel Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Álvaro Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elano Quadros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cezary Cichewski having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ulysses Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Emanuel Gonçalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Atlético Marrento's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Gonçalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Álvaro Salles came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Clube Atlético Marrento 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 Álvaro Salles couldn't finish the play. If Álvaro Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Estrela Dourada F.C. getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Luan Furtado hit a great ball. Ulysses Amaral hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Elano Quadros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Cezary Cichewski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Elano Quadros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube Atlético Marrento's supporters rose to their feet, but Elano Quadros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cezary Cichewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Álvaro Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético Marrento's Leonardo Ferraz got a free kick in the 80th minute. If Durvalino Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Clube Atlético Marrento's goalkeeper Sandro Reis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Elano Quadros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cezary Cichewski having to interfere. Ulysses Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Reis having to interfere. Clube Atlético Marrento played a much better game than Estrela Dourada F.C. and deserved their victory. The Estrela Dourada F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.