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Spectators: 7254 (Terracing: 5442, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rubinho Furtado made the kick off which started today's match. Jeferson da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telmo Coelho, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 7th minute, Rubinho Furtado 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. Kléber Dantas struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Delfim Lima didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VILABRASIL FC. Carlos Augusto de Souza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 15th minute, Rubinho Furtado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VILABRASIL FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 18th minute, Rubinho Furtado 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. 19 minutes into the game, VILABRASIL FC's Rubinho Furtado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delfim Lima made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. The audience was convinced that Rubinho Furtado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delfim Lima was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Delfim Lima showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubinho Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Carlos Augusto de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delfim Lima having to interfere. A collision led to C a r t o l i n h a - SP getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Fausto Albuquerque hit a great ball. When Telmo Coelho fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C a r t o l i n h a - SP's protests and gave Telmo Coelho a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, C a r t o l i n h a - SP's Telmo Coelho got a free kick in the 45th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Kléber Dantas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Delfim Lima. C a r t o l i n h a - SP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kléber Dantas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After the first half VILABRASIL FC were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Telmo Coelho to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Rubinho Furtado fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Delfim Lima, passed just outside the right post. Rubinho Furtado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Delfim Lima made a huge save. A collision led to C a r t o l i n h a - SP getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Oswaldo do Vale hit a great ball. Rubinho Furtado who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Delfim Lima when he managed to save the team from getting behind. VILABRASIL FC were awarded a corner in the 61th minute after C a r t o l i n h a - SP's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jano Dracena took the corner. Jano Dracena made a great header on VILABRASIL FC's corner, it was just that C a r t o l i n h a - SP's Delfim Lima managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 62nd match minute, VILABRASIL FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcinho Antunes to maneuver through the defense. Delfim Lima was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rubinho Furtado showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 65 minute of play. In the 69th minute Eliézer Falcão suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. When Rubinho Furtado fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored VILABRASIL FC's protests and gave Rubinho Furtado a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of C a r t o l i n h a - SP booed when VILABRASIL FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rubinho Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dito Alcântara kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After 73 minutes, Rubinho Furtado made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. C a r t o l i n h a - SP's Delfim Lima tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Delfim Lima made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Rubinho Furtado sent off a good shot on target. 81 minutes into the match, VILABRASIL FC's Jano Dracena sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delfim Lima narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Júlio Mangueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeferson da Cunha was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Carlos Augusto de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, VILABRASIL FC's Jean Novaes got a free kick in the 98th minute. VILABRASIL FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.