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BATISTÃO
Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1520, VIP seats: 100) Roger Leme struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Váldson França didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A. D. CONFIANÇA. The throw-in from Alexandre Diniz in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mafia FC's Luiz Fábio da Cunha. After 12 minutes, Luiz Fábio da Cunha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mafia FC and the A. D. CONFIANÇA players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mafia FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Luiz Fábio da Cunha hit a great ball. If Mário Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Antunes having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Leme in the 40th minute of play forced Mafia FC's goalkeeper Váldson França to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute Diguinho Paes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Váldson França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roger Leme 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. João Pedro Barral made in the 46th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Telmo Brito however managed to control. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

A. D. CONFIANÇA made a substitution. Raúl Mesquita replaced Edmundo Neves. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mário Domingues to strike the kick off in the second half. Alexandre Diniz got a throw-in 53 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Diguinho Paes. A. D. CONFIANÇA's attentive Alexandre Diniz managed to snatch the ball when Luiz Fábio da Cunha made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Luiz Fábio da Cunha in the 63rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by A. D. CONFIANÇA's Alexandre Diniz. Roger Leme's late challenge caught a Mafia FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roger Leme helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Mafia FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Oséas de Barros hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Oséas de Barros fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. Váldson França showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raúl Mesquita, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. When Francisco Amorim fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mafia FC's protests and gave Francisco Amorim a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Mafia FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Francisco Amorim hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Mafia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Raúl Mesquita came free, but Váldson França reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antônio Carlos Ceresso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute, Francisco Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Despite being the better team, A. D. CONFIANÇA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.