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Arena Tulipa
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eriberto Cearense made the kick off which started today's match. When Tomás Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the União F.C. 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 Tomás Linhares couldn't finish the play. Carlos Alberto Britto's late challenge caught a União F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Alberto Britto helped the player get up and apologised. After 4 played minutes Coca Na Tulipa got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Alberto Britto. If Tomás Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, Rubens Bezerra notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of União F.C.'s Andrézinho Velloso. Andrézinho Velloso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juninho Barral during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 15 played minutes Coca Na Tulipa got a freekick which was hit by Juninho Barral. Roberto Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eriberto Cearense's late challenge caught a União F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eriberto Cearense helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Cearense in the 23rd minute of play forced União F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrézinho Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. União F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Eriberto Cearense scored to the left of an out of position Andrézinho Velloso, making the score, 2-0. Andrézinho Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Alberto Britto in the 31st minute of the match. União F.C.'s Andrézinho Velloso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Alberto Britto in the 35th minute of play. Tomás Linhares kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Andrézinho Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Cearense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubens Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Kauan Ramalho made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Carlos Alberto Britto notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of União F.C.'s Andrézinho Velloso. Andrézinho Velloso was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. União F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kauan Ramalho in the 60th minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Tomás Linhares advanced and headed the ball into goal, 3-1 in the 60th minute. Rubens Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho Velloso having to interfere. Andrézinho Velloso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Andrézinho Velloso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafim Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubens Bezerra in the 71st minute of play forced União F.C.'s goalkeeper Andrézinho Velloso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arnaldo Fernandez came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the União F.C. 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 Arnaldo Fernandez couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the União F.C. defense, Eriberto Cearense kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrézinho Velloso. The União F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrézinho Velloso should have stopped the shot. Tomás Linhares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, União F.C.'s Ricardo Silva got a free kick in the 81st minute. After 82 played minutes, Coca Na Tulipa's Luiz Guilherme de Queirós shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andrézinho Velloso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Coca Na Tulipa reached it. After some careless play in the União F.C. defense, Carlos Alberto Britto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrézinho Velloso. The União F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrézinho Velloso should have stopped the shot. Eriberto Cearense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho Velloso having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the União F.C. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Coca Na Tulipa.