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Estádio Sambauma
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Décio Arce kicked off to start the match. After 4 played minutes, Santa Cruz FC's Edmundo Quintal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Donato Moreno came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Santa Cruz FC reached it. Valério Vasconcelos 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. Edmundo Quintal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Moreno having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Décio Arce had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Moreno. CA Itaipu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Décio Arce was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Décio Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Moreno having to interfere. If Nilton Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valério Vasconcelos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Dionísio having to interfere. Waldemar Dionísio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernani Secco in the 44th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nilton Linhares to make the kick off. Edmundo Quintal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donato Moreno having to interfere. Waldemar Dionísio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilton Linhares, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Décio Arces short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Donato Moreno to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 70 minutes into the match, Santa Cruz FC's goal looked a bit too open when Valério Vasconcelos came free, but Waldemar Dionísio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Ernani Secco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ernani Secco hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Edmundo Quintal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edmundo Quintal might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donato Moreno. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmundo Quintal ran back to his position shaking his head. Waldemar Dionísio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilton Linhares in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 84 minutes, Ernani Secco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CA Itaipu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernani Secco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Waldemar Dionísio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valério Vasconcelos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ernani Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ernani Secco struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Waldemar Dionísio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CA Itaipu. Ernani Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle went the supporters of Santa Cruz FC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant CA Itaipu side.