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Arena do Nemo
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hélder de Amaral kicked off to start the match. After 8 minutes of play, Star Sports's Cláudio Brodel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastião Velasco was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th minute Hermínio Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diogo de Medeiros charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diogo de Medeiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th minute, Diogo de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Sidney Vides notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Nemoel United's Sebastião Velasco. Sebastião Velasco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26th minute, Cláudio Brodel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Star Sports fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Sebastião Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard Borges in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Borges in the 32nd minute of play forced Nemoel United's goalkeeper Sebastião Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hermínio Sanches scored 0-4 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastião Velasco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute, Caco Zanette hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute Hermínio Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nemoel United's Sebastião Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Borges in the 45th minute of play. Paulo Gaúcho was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the game, one of Nemoel United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Star Sports a penalty, 50 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hermínio Sanches, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Nemoel United's Sebastião Velasco. 0-6. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hermínio Sanches stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sebastião Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Sanches in the 56th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Nemoel United defense, Cláudio Brodel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sebastião Velasco. The Nemoel United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sebastião Velasco should have stopped the shot. William Borges charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed William Borges the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Star Sports's William Borges got a free kick in the 61st minute. Sebastião Velasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermínio Sanches in the 66th minute of play. Sebastião Velasco made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Richard Borges sent off a good shot on target. The corner led Star Sports's Hermínio Sanches to fire away a dangerous shot which Sebastião Velasco despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Richard Borges made a precise shot to the right of Sebastião Velasco. Nemoel United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-8. Sebastião Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Sanches in the 76th minute of the match. Sebastião Velasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Sanches in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Richard Borges reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sebastião Velasco. The goal made the score 0-10. 84 minutes into the match, Nemoel United's goalkeeper Sebastião Velasco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hermínio Sanches. Richard Borges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Sebastião Velasco made a huge save. Sebastião Velasco didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 89th minute, which inside left pole to 0-11. Richard Borges could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Sebastião Velasco made a huge save. After 95 minutes, Otávio Garcia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Star Sports and the Nemoel United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Otávio Garcia hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Richard Borges got free with Sebastião Velasco in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 99 minutes into the match, Nemoel United's goal looked a bit too open when Hermínio Sanches came free, but Sebastião Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Richard Borges could shoot a difficult shot in the 101st minute, which Sebastião Velasco however easily saved by the left post. Star Sports's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.