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Estádio Tamburi
Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frederico Pena started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Libanesa's Matheus Lima got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Bebeto Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Bebeto Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Júlio Travassos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Libanesa booed when Tamburi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beto da Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kiko Simão in the 19th minute of play forced Tamburi's goalkeeper Telmo Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kiko Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Tamburi's zone, Frederico Pena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Telmo Baptista came out of the goal and Frederico Pena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frederico Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kiko Simão struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Telmo Baptista didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Libanesa. If Kiko Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Celso Barros came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Libanesa 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 Celso Barros couldn't finish the play. Kiko Simão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Baptista having to interfere. Bebeto Cosme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredinho Cardozo having to make a save. In the 47th minute, Frederico Pena made a precise shot to the right of Telmo Baptista. Tamburi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Kiko Simão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Telmo Baptista read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Aírton Prata charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aírton Prata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bebeto Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredinho Cardozo having to interfere. In the 65th minute Júlio Travassos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Cardozo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tamburi's Júlio Travassos got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Bebeto Cosme came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Tamburi 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 Bebeto Cosme couldn't finish the play. Alfredinho Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bebeto Cosme in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 85th minute by Kiko Simão got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Frederico Pena received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Telmo Baptista came out and tried to block the shot, but Frederico Pena slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 87th minute. Frederico Pena received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Telmo Baptista came out and tried to block the shot, but Frederico Pena slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 92nd minute. 97 minutes into the game, Teodoro da Rocha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Libanesa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tamburi the free kick. In the 97th minute, Teodoro da Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th minute of the match Beto da Silveira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfredinho Cardozo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Libanesa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.