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Estádio Ibirataia
Spectators: 6659 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Telmo Recife started the match with the kick off. If Dino da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Telmo Recife in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Glauco Tasso saved Avanzzeira F.C from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestor Magalhães in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Miranda saved westie da colina from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Alberto Netto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Miranda was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Jânio Loyola's late challenge caught a westie da colina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jânio Loyola helped the player get up and apologised. After 14 played minutes Avanzzeira F.C got a freekick which was hit by Jânio Loyola. After a defensive mix-up in Avanzzeira F.C's zone, Dino da Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Glauco Tasso came out of the goal and Dino da Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Avanzzeira F.C's Glauco Tasso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Telmo Recife in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Telmo Recife in the 20th minute of play forced Avanzzeira F.C's goalkeeper Glauco Tasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. During the 22nd minute of the match Jânio Loyola completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jânio Loyola a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 23 played minutes Avanzzeira F.C got a freekick which was hit by Jânio Loyola. A hard shot 24 in the game by Dino da Costa from a close distance when the talented Glauco Tasso managed to make a qualified save. Avanzzeira F.C's players were relieved. Glauco Tasso made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Dino da Costa sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, westie da colina's Murilo Brasil got a free kick in the 29th minute. Alberto Netto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Cristiano Miranda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nestor Magalhães blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Miranda having to make a save. Avanzzeira F.C's Glauco Tasso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Avanzzeira F.C from getting a goal against them. If Alberto Netto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dino da Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Glauco Tasso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Miranda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alberto Netto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alberto Netto struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Cristiano Miranda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Avanzzeira F.C. 73 minutes into the match, westie da colina's goalkeeper Cristiano Miranda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Netto. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Alberto Netto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Avanzzeira F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Netto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Miranda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Avanzzeira F.C's zone, Telmo Recife stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Glauco Tasso came out of the goal and Telmo Recife tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Telmo Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Glauco Tasso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telmo Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 92nd play minute Alberto Netto came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Cristiano Miranda. 0-1.