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Soltas
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Laerte Nunes started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Josué da Silva left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LCC 75 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Josué da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. LCC 75's supporters rose to their feet, but Josué da Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Damião breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 11 played minutes Soltas AD got a freekick which was hit by Didi Braga. Abel Damião showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. LCC 75's Pedro Luís Berger got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Chico Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Luís Berger in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abel Damião prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute Laerte Nunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Soltas AD's Thiago Arósio got a free kick in the 30th minute. Pedro Luís Berger scored 1-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abel Damião, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Abel Damião showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luís Berger in the 37th minute of the match. After 44 minutes, Pedro Luís Berger made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Soltas AD's Abel Damião tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The Soltas AD players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. LCC 75 were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Luís Berger stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Soltas AD's Abel Damião got control of the ball when Pedro Luís Berger tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 57th minute Didi Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelinho Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Soltas AD's Abel Damião proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Soltas AD from getting a goal against them. With his leg Abel Damião managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when LCC 75's Pedro Luís Berger fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Chico Cearense kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Josué da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute of the match LCC 75 got a corner. Soltas AD's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Víktor Pinho ran over to the corner to take the kick. Luiz Gustavo Sergipano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Damião having to interfere. Pedro Luís Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Damião having to interfere. Josué da Silva's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Damião read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Gustavo Sergipano in the 87th minute of play forced Soltas AD's goalkeeper Abel Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Josué da Silva was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 90th minute. LCC 75's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Luiz Gustavo Sergipano took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Abel Damião to make any attempt to save it. When the final whistle sounded LCC 75 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Soltas AD.