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Anselmo Guimarães
Spectators: 6430 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 30) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fausto Dias started the match with the kick off. Miguel Domingues recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oséas Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonsinho Mineiro having to interfere. Pedro Pires was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Miguel Domingues capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Miguel Domingues really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 21st minute, Sport Clube Bueno's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Marcus Pinheiro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Oséas Miranda came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Sport Clube Bueno 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 Oséas Miranda couldn't finish the play. Pedro Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas Brodel in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Sport Clube Bueno's goalkeeper Pedro Pires had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Domingues. After 30 played minutes Sporting Toledense got a freekick which was hit by Adhemar Pereira. Oséas Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afonsinho Mineiro having to interfere. Pedro Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas Brodel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maurinho Miranda hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Afonsinho Mineiro came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Sport Clube Bueno's Fausto Dias. But to his dismay, Fausto Dias quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmílson Machado in the 42nd minute of play forced Sporting Toledense's goalkeeper Afonsinho Mineiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Pires was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Dé Novaes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dé Novaes really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jarbas Brodel made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Domingues in the 52nd minute of play forced Sport Clube Bueno's goalkeeper Pedro Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Edmílson Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonsinho Mineiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Sporting Toledense getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Dorival Trevisan hit a great ball. Miguel Domingues scored 3-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Pires, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the game, Fausto Dias recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Afonsinho Mineiro. Fausto Dias showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. In the 69th minute, Jarbas Brodel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Toledense fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. Afonsinho Mineiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Dias in the 72nd minute of the match. Sport Clube Bueno's Pedro Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olívio Guedes in the 76th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Dias got free with Afonsinho Mineiro in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th match minute, Sporting Toledense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Trevisan to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, Fausto Dias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afonsinho Mineiro. Sporting Toledense's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Dias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. Sporting Toledense's Matheus Luz was substituted for Miguel Domingues. In the 83rd match minute, Sport Clube Bueno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernani Vidal to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Sport Clube Bueno booed when Sporting Toledense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dé Novaes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Toledense's zone, Oséas Miranda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Afonsinho Mineiro came out of the goal and Oséas Miranda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Sport Clube Bueno players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Sporting Toledense from taking control. The game ends in a draw.