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Arena Vianna
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adhemar Motta got the match started through his kick off. Adhemar Motta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Aírton Falcão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aírton Falcão didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 6th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. After a rather tough play, Rifaina's Adrianinho Salgado got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpected shot in the 16th minute by Cacá de Sena got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Dida Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes into the match, Rifaina's goal looked a bit too open when Adhemar Motta came free, but Aírton Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aírton Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dieguinho Cabral in the 24th minute of play. Antônio de Almeida struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Rafinha Arruda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rifaina. In the 33rd match minute, Rifaina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrianinho Salgado to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Léo de Toledo during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, H.Vianna Soccer Team's Léo de Toledo got a free kick in the 38th minute. H.Vianna Soccer Team's Dieguinho Cabral pulled a muscle in his leg after 40 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudinei Ferraz during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of H.Vianna Soccer Team booed when Rifaina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Ferraz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rubinho Aparecido was the one to do the kick off. If Dida Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Dida Carneiro came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Rifaina 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 Dida Carneiro couldn't finish the play. Rafinha Arruda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dida Carneiro in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute Rubinho Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafinha Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 63 minutes, Adrianinho Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rifaina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adrianinho Salgado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Rubinho Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rifaina's Adrianinho Salgado got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Dida Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrianinho Salgado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Rafinha Arruda made a huge save. Dida Carneiro 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. Léo de Toledo hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cacá de Sena in the 79th minute of play forced Rifaina's goalkeeper Aírton Falcão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubinho Aparecido in the 81st minute of play forced H.Vianna Soccer Team's goalkeeper Rafinha Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafinha Arruda made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Dida Carneiro sent off a good shot on target. Adrianinho Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrianinho Salgado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafinha Arruda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. The H.Vianna Soccer Team support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.