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Mané Garrincha
Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Serafim Bastos made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Serafim Bastos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brasília United MZ Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Serafim Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Júlio Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafim Bastos in the 12th minute of play forced Club Futebol Diadema's goalkeeper Júlio Coutinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alan de Toledo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Júlio Coutinho when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 16 played minutes Club Futebol Diadema got a freekick which was hit by Cafu Nascimento. Serafim Bastos 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. If Osvaldo Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Conrado Fontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aníbal Favoretto in the 24th minute of the match. Serafim Bastos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Coutinho having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Alan de Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brasília United MZ Team's supporters rose to their feet, but Alan de Toledo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Júlio Coutinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chiquinho Simão hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Osvaldo Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Conrado Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Osvaldo Bezerra notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Brasília United MZ Team's Conrado Fontes. Conrado Fontes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osvaldo Bezerra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aníbal Favoretto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Alan de Toledo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Júlio Coutinho was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. The supporters of Brasília United MZ Team booed when Club Futebol Diadema was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chiquinho Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chiquinho Simão charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chiquinho Simão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Club Futebol Diadema's Chiquinho Simão got a free kick in the 65th minute. Chiquinho Simão hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Alan de Toledo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 2-1 became the score in the 72nd minute when Serafim Bastos elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Serafim Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aníbal Favoretto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Conrado Fontes made a huge save. Júlio Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan de Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Serafim Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serafim Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Júlio Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Club Futebol Diadema players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Brasília United MZ Team.