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Mané Garrincha
Spectators: 8017 (Terracing: 6015, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Romeu Guedes started the match with the kick off. Sipo EC's Carroll Hathaway played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeu Guedes in the 6th minute of play. Sipo EC's Carroll Hathaway played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizinho Veiga in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Dráusio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ypiranga FC's Petre Porumboiu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Ypiranga FC from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute Luizinho Veiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carroll Hathaway saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romeu Guedes struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Carroll Hathaway didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ypiranga FC. After some careless play in the Sipo EC defense, José Furlan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carroll Hathaway. The Sipo EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carroll Hathaway should have stopped the shot. 24 minutes into the match, Romeu Guedes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carroll Hathaway. Sipo EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Romeu Guedes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. With an all-out effort, Sipo EC's Petre Porumboiu threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elói Ferreira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albert Hidegkúti got free with Petre Porumboiu in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Petre Porumboiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oséias Gerber's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. 43 minutes into the match, José Furlan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carroll Hathaway. Sipo EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Furlan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Elói Ferreira made the kick off in the second half. Petre Porumboiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elói Ferreira in the 53rd minute of the match. Petre Porumboiu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noel Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 minutes Ypiranga FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Noel Velloso who took care of the corner kick. Noel Velloso made a great header on Sipo EC's corner, it was just that Ypiranga FC's Petre Porumboiu managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Velloso in the 57th minute of play forced Ypiranga FC's goalkeeper Petre Porumboiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcial Dominix hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Ypiranga FC's Petre Porumboiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséias Gerber in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to Ypiranga FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Luizinho Veiga hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Sipo EC's Albert Hidegkúti got a free kick in the 75th minute. Carroll Hathaway made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luizinho Veiga in the 77th minute. Petre Porumboiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséias Gerber in the 78th minute of the match. Carroll Hathaway showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luizinho Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute, Dráusio Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carroll Hathaway made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Romeu Guedes sent off a good shot on target. 84 minutes into the match, Américo Marinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Petre Porumboiu. Ypiranga FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Américo Marinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Américo Marinho hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Américo Marinho hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 95 minutes into the match, Sipo EC's goal looked a bit too open when José Furlan came free, but Carroll Hathaway reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Ypiranga FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.