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Metolokos Arena
Spectators: 7265 (Terracing: 5450, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tostão Velasco started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, João Paulo Pernambucano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Alan Almeida was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Agnaldo Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Felippe Baiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alan Almeida was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Alan Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agnaldo Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Agnaldo Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Metolokos MZ Clube's zone, Felippe Baiano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alan Almeida came out of the goal and Felippe Baiano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gino Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After 32 minutes, Felippe Baiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bozzon Fc and the Metolokos MZ Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 32 played minutes Bozzon Fc got a freekick which was hit by Felippe Baiano. Tostão Velasco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Genílson Mota came out and tried to block the shot, but Tostão Velasco slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 34th minute. The audience was convinced that Agnaldo Ortiz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alan Almeida was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. 43 minutes into the match, Felippe Baiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alan Almeida. Metolokos MZ Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felippe Baiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 47th minute Felippe Baiano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Felippe Baiano made the kick off in the second half. Agnaldo Ortizs short, quick shot in the 53rdth minute got Alan Almeida to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Felippe Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juan Prestes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Genílson Mota tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the game, Gilmar Saldanha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bozzon Fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Metolokos MZ Clube the free kick. In the 62nd minute, Gilmar Saldanha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bozzon Fc's Agnaldo Ortiz got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 68 minutes, Agnaldo Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bozzon Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agnaldo Ortiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute, Agnaldo Ortiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bozzon Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Agnaldo Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Bozzon Fc's Felippe Baiano in the 76th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Alan Almeida was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Metolokos MZ Clube through an amazing save. Alan Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felippe Baiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After 84 played minutes Metolokos MZ Clube got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Massa. Gilmar Saldanha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alan Almeida having to make a save. If Agnaldo Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Bozzon Fc's Felippe Baiano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alan Almeida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bozzon Fc's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.