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Castle Stadium
Spectators: 7171 (Terracing: 5546, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The supporters of Medieval Football Club booed when Cilandia SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dário Rosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Clóvis Pombal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonardo Pena in the 7th minute. Ivo Recife sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute Wilian Rosado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilvan Trancoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clóvis Pombal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Inácio Mello in the 13th minute. Medieval Football Club's Gilvan Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gernando Damião in the 15th minute of play. After 18 played minutes Cilandia SC got a freekick which was hit by Giovanni Dracena. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cilandia SC's goalkeeper Clóvis Pombal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivo Recife in the 28th minute of play forced Cilandia SC's goalkeeper Clóvis Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 minutes, Rogério Ceni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Medieval Football Club and the Cilandia SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Medieval Football Club:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cilandia SC:s goal. The referee gave Cilandia SC a penalty, 30 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Giovanni Dracena, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Medieval Football Club's Gilvan Trancoso. 0-1. Wilian Rosado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 34 minutes, Ivo Recife mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Medieval Football Club and the Cilandia SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Medieval Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivo Recife to maneuver through the defense. Gilvan Trancoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joélson de Amorim's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Eliseu Proença took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gilvan Trancoso. Medieval Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Wilian Rosado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilvan Trancoso. Medieval Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilian Rosado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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 Fábio Mendes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Geraldo da Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Inácio Mello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clóvis Pombal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilian Rosado got free with Gilvan Trancoso in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Clóvis Pombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Mendes in the 66th minute of play. When Cilandia SC's Wilian Rosado in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Medieval Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. Medieval Football Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Giovanni Dracena scored to the left of an out of position Gilvan Trancoso, making the score, 1-3. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Medieval Football Club's goalkeeper Gilvan Trancoso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Clóvis Pombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inácio Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilian Rosado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Gilvan Trancoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Cilandia SC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.