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Estádio Elesbao
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amadeu Zanette got the match started through his kick off. Cléber Leal hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th match minute, Elesbao AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Vasconcelos to maneuver through the defense. Olívio Salgado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Valdomiro do Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amadeu Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 25 minutes into the match, TuDi FC's goalkeeper Ruy Pitta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeremias Vasconcelos. Valdomiro do Nascimento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Zanette in the 30th minute of play. Ciro Cardozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Elesbao AD defense, Olívio Salgado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Valdomiro do Nascimento. The Elesbao AD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Valdomiro do Nascimento should have stopped the shot. Ciro Cardozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruy Pitta having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciro Cardozo got free with Ruy Pitta in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Olívio Salgado came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the TuDi FC 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 Olívio Salgado couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Narciso Urbano to make the kick off. Ruy Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Cardozo in the 53rd minute of play. Narciso Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro de Toledo during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Pedro de Toledo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the match, Amadeu Zanette had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valdomiro do Nascimento. Elesbao AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amadeu Zanette was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 76th minute Amadeu Zanette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdomiro do Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, TuDi FC's Rafinha Santana got a free kick in the 79th minute. Valdomiro do Nascimento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Zanette, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eduardo Zonta charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eduardo Zonta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eduardo Zonta hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Amadeu Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdomiro do Nascimento having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narciso Urbano in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruy Pitta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Elesbao AD's Valdomiro do Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeu Zanette in the 94th minute of play. Valdomiro do Nascimento stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amadeu Zanette's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched TuDi FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.