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Amarantina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Paulo Proença got the match started through his kick off. Erik Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edvaldo Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Cláudio Messias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edvaldo Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, Zé Rodrigues had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cláudio Messias. Amarantina SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Rodrigues was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, Edvaldo Silveira notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Amarantina SS's Cláudio Messias. Cláudio Messias was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erik Branco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Nelson Zonta made a huge save. The supporters of Amarantina SS booed when Cafeara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cafeara's zone, Paulo Proença stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nelson Zonta came out of the goal and Paulo Proença tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute, Paulo Proença 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Branco during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Amarantina SS getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Erik Branco hit a great ball. When Raphael Alcântara came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Cafeara 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 Raphael Alcântara couldn't finish the play. Erik Branco in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nelson Zonta, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 36 minutes into the match, Cafeara's Ruy Azevedo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cláudio Messias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cláudio Messias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edvaldo Silveira in the 37th minute of play. Paulo Proença fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelson Zonta having to interfere. Erik Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Cafeara booed when Amarantina SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeu Paulista didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 46 played minutes Amarantina SS got a freekick which was hit by Amauri Alvarenga. Cláudio Messias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvaldo Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edvaldo Silveira to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amauri Alvarenga during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amauri Alvarenga kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. A collision led to Amarantina SS getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Amauri Alvarenga hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Ruy Azevedo could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Cláudio Messias however easily saved by the left post. Cláudio Messias made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Ruy Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Amarantina SS's Dé Couto got a free kick in the 70th minute. Cafeara's Rogério Leme couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 70th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Amarantina SS. Cafeara's Arthur Moura shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 74th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Cláudio Messias but with some difficulty. When Cafeara's Edvaldo Silveira in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amarantina SS's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruy Azevedo got free with Cláudio Messias in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ruy Azevedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cláudio Messias having to make a save. After 91 played minutes Cafeara got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Toledo. Nelson Zonta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Branco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Cafeara had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.