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Estádio Letras
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfredão Gonçalves made the kick off which started today's match. VILA NOVA F.C.'s Olavo de Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fernando Vaz in the 6th minute of play. After 8 minutes, Vivaldo Perez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VILA NOVA F.C. and the Letras FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vivaldo Perez hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Letras FC's Enéas Mazza couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 9th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for VILA NOVA F.C.. When Giovanni Pinheiro came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Letras 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 Giovanni Pinheiro couldn't finish the play. Giovanni Pinheiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olavo de Andrade. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Giovanni Pinheiro ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Letras FC's zone, Bruninho Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Willian Luz came out of the goal and Bruninho Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in VILA NOVA F.C.'s zone, Vito Mello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olavo de Andrade came out of the goal and Vito Mello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 34th minute, Lenílson Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th minute Vito Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olavo de Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bruninho Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giovanni Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Olavo de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olavo de Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Lenílson Pires's late challenge caught a Letras FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lenílson Pires helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Lenílson Pires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giovanni Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Vito Mello made the kick off in the second half. Vito Mello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 58 minutes, Manfredo de Godoi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Letras FC and the VILA NOVA F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bruninho Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Willian Luz having to interfere. Giovanni Pinheiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olavo de Andrade having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredão Gonçalves in the 78th minute of play forced Letras FC's goalkeeper Willian Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, one of VILA NOVA F.C.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for VILA NOVA F.C.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Mello in the 85th minute of play forced VILA NOVA F.C.'s goalkeeper Olavo de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Mesquita took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 86th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Olavo de Andrade. VILA NOVA F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in VILA NOVA F.C.'s zone, Giovanni Pinheiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olavo de Andrade came out of the goal and Giovanni Pinheiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Mello in the 91st minute of play forced VILA NOVA F.C.'s goalkeeper Olavo de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Letras FC's Giovanni Pinheiro got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olavo de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Mello in the 94th minute of the match.