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Arena Valentina
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuca Pirani took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Edgar da Costa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coadi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Valentina SC's goal looked a bit too open when Edgar da Costa came free, but Fernando Henrique reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Coadi's goal looked a bit too open when Samuca Pirani came free, but Wawrzyniec Madej reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgar da Costa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fernando Henrique read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Fernando Henrique showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar da Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Murilo Vale's late challenge caught a Coadi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Murilo Vale helped the player get up and apologised. After 37th play minutes Edgar da Costa shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Fernando Henrique and just under the crossbar into goal. Ivo Fantini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Henrique having to interfere. If Edgar da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 0-3 became the score in the 44th minute when Ivo Fantini elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edgar da Costa was the one to do the kick off. Horácio Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Wawrzyniec Madej tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Valentina SC's Murilo Vale got a free kick in the 59th minute. When Edgar da Costa came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Coadi 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 Edgar da Costa couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute, Horácio Luz 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. Edgar da Costa struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Fernando Henrique didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coadi. Ivo Fantini might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernando Henrique. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ivo Fantini ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Edgar da Costa sped through Valentina SC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fernando Henrique. Edgar da Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armandinho Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Bebeto Vasconcelos was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 84th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When Coadi's Edgar da Costa in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valentina SC's goalie prevented a goal. Ivo Fantini 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. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Fernando Henrique successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 92 minutes into the match, Samuca Pirani notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Coadi's Wawrzyniec Madej. Wawrzyniec Madej was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Coadi played a much better game than Valentina SC and deserved their victory. The Valentina SC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.