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Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Silvério Vinhas got the match started through his kick off. Cássio Araújo's late challenge caught a Tara EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cássio Araújo helped the player get up and apologised. The audience was convinced that Luiz Gustavo Ceresso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlinhos Neiva was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Gustavo Ceresso in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlinhos Neiva saved Real Vale do Sol MZC from getting behind. Carlinhos Neiva didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Zilles went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Zilles in the 14th minute of play forced Real Vale do Sol MZC's goalkeeper Carlinhos Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Zilles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Narciso Zonta fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Real Vale do Sol MZC's protests and gave Narciso Zonta a yellow card for diving instead. In the 20th minute, Narciso Zonta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Gugu Santana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlinhos Neiva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Gonçalo dos Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Alessandro Botelho made a huge save. Tara EC's Alessandro Botelho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Tara EC from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute, Elói Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Gustavo Ceresso in the 39th minute of play forced Real Vale do Sol MZC's goalkeeper Carlinhos Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alessandro Botelho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Narciso Zonta in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luiz Gustavo Ceresso to strike the kick off in the second half. Carlinhos Neiva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Gustavo Ceresso in the 51st minute. 53 minutes into the match, Real Vale do Sol MZC's Gonçalo dos Santos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alessandro Botelho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luiz Gustavo Ceresso in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Carlinhos Neiva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 58th minute, Narciso Zonta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tara EC's Luiz Gustavo Ceresso got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luís Zilles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Tara EC fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Tara EC's Luiz Gustavo Ceresso looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Real Vale do Sol MZC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luís Zilles 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-7. A collision led to Real Vale do Sol MZC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Percy Félix hit a great ball. Luiz Gustavo Ceresso might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlinhos Neiva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luiz Gustavo Ceresso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 77th minute, Silvério Vinhas 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. In the 78th match minute, Tara EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Severo to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th match minute, Tara EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Severo to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Gunther Sarrazin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Real Vale do Sol MZC's Leonardo Prado broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Gugu Santana took a quick shot and it went in 0-8 without a chance for Carlinhos Neiva to make any attempt to save it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luiz Gustavo Ceresso in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlinhos Neiva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match was over Tara EC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Vale do Sol MZC throughout the match.