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Spectators: 7175 (Terracing: 5383, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Sydney Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juvenal Mendonça having to interfere. Luís Queiroz took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Renato Secco. Renato Secco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Baltazar de Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Moncao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cabra Macho the free kick. A collision led to Moncao getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Baltazar de Amorim hit a great ball. Ezequiel Melo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. José Maria Chaves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Chaves in the 27th minute of play forced Cabra Macho's goalkeeper Renato Secco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 minutes of play, Moncao's José Maria Chaves made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Renato Secco was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cabra Macho's goalkeeper Renato Secco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Renato Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 38th minute Sydney Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juvenal Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that José Maria Chaves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renato Secco was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Sydney Rossi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Juvenal Mendonça. That made the score 1-2 in the 45 minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

If Luís Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Cabra Macho:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Moncao:s goal. In the 75th minute, Baltazar de Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the game, Moncao's Luís Queiroz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Renato Secco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Rossi in the 81st minute of play forced Moncao's goalkeeper Juvenal Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Moncao! In the 85th minute there was a penalty for Cabra Macho. Ezequiel Melo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Juvenal Mendonça. 2-5. In the 89th minute José Maria Chaves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renato Secco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Renato Secco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eliézer Nogueira during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd minute, Franklin Catarinense sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cabra Macho's Renato Secco didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Maria Chaves in the 94th minute of play forced Cabra Macho's goalkeeper Renato Secco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Moncao had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.