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Abico
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cleiton Rosado kicked off to start the match. When Cleiton Rosado came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Sericita FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cleiton Rosado couldn't finish the play. Cleiton Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Veloso having to interfere. Amílton Rossi scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Luiz Veloso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Sericita FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Carlos Duarte came free, but José Maria Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Luiz Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleiton Rosado in the 26th minute of play. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sericita FC's goalkeeper José Maria Loyola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amílton Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Veloso having to interfere. Amílton Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Veloso having to interfere. Amílton Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz Veloso having to interfere. Pedro Luiz Veloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílton Rossi, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and João Carlos Duarte made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Sericita FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo de Barros to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, Benedito Reis 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. Pedro Luiz Veloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cleiton Rosado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Cleiton Rosado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luiz Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sericita FC were furious when Horácio Novaes was red carded, 71 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 70 minutes into the game, one of Sericita FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. José Maria Loyola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Alberto Sousa went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Amílton Rossi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Amílton Rossi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Luiz Veloso. Abico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amílton Rossi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Amílton Rossi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Pedro Luiz Veloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sericita 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.