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Spectators: 7031 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Osvaldo Bezerra started the match with the kick off. Júlio Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Genílson Santana in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Club Futebol Diadema's Chiquinho Simão got a free kick in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Clube Delta de Futebol's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Bezerra came free, but Denílson Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Aníbal Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arthur Moraes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Júlio Coutinho made a huge save. Genílson Santana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Coutinho having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Club Futebol Diadema's goalkeeper Júlio Coutinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arthur Moraes. Arthur Moraes's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Júlio Coutinho skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 24 minutes, Thomás dos Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clube Delta de Futebol and the Club Futebol Diadema players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 24 played minutes Clube Delta de Futebol got a freekick which was hit by Thomás dos Santos. Júlio Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genílson Santana in the 30th minute of the match. Denílson Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Favoretto in the 35th minute of the match. Júlio Coutinho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arthur Moraes in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Clube Delta de Futebol's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldo Bezerra came free, but Denílson Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldo Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Denílson Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Santana in the 45th minute of play forced Club Futebol Diadema's goalkeeper Júlio Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

In the 52nd minute, Genílson Santana made a precise shot to the right of Júlio Coutinho. Club Futebol Diadema's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Arthur Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Júlio Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genílson Santana in the 58th minute of the match. Denílson Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Bezerra in the 64th minute of play. Club Futebol Diadema's Aníbal Favoretto got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Clube Delta de Futebol's Denílson Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osvaldo Bezerra in the 69th minute of play. Aníbal Favoretto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Denílson Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aníbal Favoretto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldo Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Denílson Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Club Futebol Diadema booed when Clube Delta de Futebol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Arce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arthur Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Coutinho having to interfere. If Osvaldo Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, Clube Delta de Futebol could leave the field as winners, despite Club Futebol Diadema having more of the ball for most of the match.