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Pompuanas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Patrick Soeiro started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Igreja Batista Adonai's goal looked a bit too open when Nilmar Luz came free, but Luiz Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vicente Paess short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Paulo José Cerezo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 6 minutes into the match, Barcelona's Fernando de Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luiz Amaral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nilmar Luz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Amaral having to interfere. When Barcelona's Nilmar Luz in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Igreja Batista Adonai's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Barcelona's Renatinho Brodel got a free kick in the 21st minute. Patrick Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Paulo José Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo José Cerezo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Soeiro in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Patrick Soeiro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Vicente Paes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Cerezo having to interfere. After 30 minutes, Dênis Campidelis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barcelona and the Igreja Batista Adonai players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dênis Campidelis hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Patrick Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Cerezo having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, Barcelona's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Soeiro came free, but Paulo José Cerezo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Renatinho Brodel hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Vicente Paes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo José Cerezo having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Nilmar Luz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Amaral read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Igreja Batista Adonai's goalkeeper Luiz Amaral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando de Souza. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Barcelona's goalkeeper Paulo José Cerezo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 68th minute, Patrick Soeiro made a precise shot to the right of Paulo José Cerezo. Barcelona's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Vicente Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo José Cerezo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Paes in the 82nd minute of the match. Tony França was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 84 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the game, one of Igreja Batista Adonai:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Juvenal Guerra placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 100th minute, Nilmar Luz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Barcelona's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.