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Distrital do Inamar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Almir da Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Júlio Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renatinho Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Júlio Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the match, Club Futebol Diadema's goal looked a bit too open when Renatinho Carneiro came free, but Júlio Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Conrado Vargas charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Conrado Vargas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Club Futebol Diadema booed when Aranau was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conrado Vargas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Aguiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Renatinho Carneiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Júlio Coutinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. 17 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Club Futebol Diadema's Osvaldo Bezerra fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Aníbal Favoretto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Marco Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Club Futebol Diadema's Osvaldo Bezerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Aguiar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Chiquinho Simão scored 2-0 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Aguiar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Edgard Xavier's late challenge caught a Club Futebol Diadema's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Xavier helped the player get up and apologised. Edgard Xavier hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. If Aníbal Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osvaldo Bezerra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cafu Nascimento hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 54th match minute, Club Futebol Diadema was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chiquinho Simão to maneuver through the defense. Almir da Rocha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Júlio Coutinho made a huge save. When Hortêncio Schmidt fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aranau's protests and gave Hortêncio Schmidt a yellow card for diving instead. After 68 played minutes Aranau got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Xavier. After recieving a nice pass, Club Futebol Diadema's Ramiro Salgado tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Aranau's goal looked a bit too open when Aníbal Favoretto came free, but Marco Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Almir da Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Coutinho having to interfere. Marco Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Favoretto, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 83rd minute Aníbal Favoretto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Almir da Rocha came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Aranau 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 Almir da Rocha couldn't finish the play. Marco Aguiar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aníbal Favoretto in the 92nd minute of play. Aníbal Favoretto might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Aguiar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aníbal Favoretto ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Aguiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aranau's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.