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Umburuna
Spectators: 7238 (Terracing: 5430, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rubinho Aparecido started the match with the kick off. Léo Queiroz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aírton Falcão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. If Dida Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aírton Falcão was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ciro Tepedino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo Queiroz in the 12th minute of play forced Rifaina's goalkeeper Aírton Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Pedro Luís Freitas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Non Dvcor Dvco fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Aírton Falcão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léo Queiroz in the 21st minute of the match. Non Dvcor Dvco's Osvaldinho Paes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubinho Aparecido in the 22nd minute of play. Ciro Tepedino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Aírton Falcão made a huge save. After having played for 26 minutes, Reinaldo Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Non Dvcor Dvco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reinaldo Sena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rifaina's Dida Carneiro got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rubinho Aparecido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osvaldinho Paes having to interfere. Rifaina's Aírton Falcão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Rifaina from getting a goal against them. Dida Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Rubinho Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Léo Queiroz made a kick off. Dida Carneiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rifaina's Aírton Falcão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Freitas in the 59th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrianinho Salgado during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 61 played minutes Rifaina got a freekick which was hit by Adrianinho Salgado. Aírton Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Léo Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute Pedro Luís Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aírton Falcão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Rubinho Aparecido 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. If Léo Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldinho Paes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rubinho Aparecido showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 75 minute of play. Aírton Falcão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Léo Queiroz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Rifaina getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Claudinei Ferraz hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Non Dvcor Dvco's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Paes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dida Carneiro. 88 minutes into the match, Rifaina's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luís Freitas came free, but Aírton Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dida Carneiro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Osvaldinho Paes came out and tried to block the shot, but Dida Carneiro slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 94th minute. The Rifaina players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Non Dvcor Dvco from taking control. The game ends in a draw.