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Baixa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Didi Baiano started the match with the kick off. Celsinho Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fiori Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Senhor da Erva's Marco Vasconcelos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Didi Velloso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When champion's Paulão Secco, in the 21st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for champion. Pedrinho Meira's late challenge caught a Senhor da Erva's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedrinho Meira helped the player get up and apologised. champion's attack was well implemented in the 36th minute, but when Fiori Fantini was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. When Pedrinho Meira was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 39 minutes had been played. The supporters of Senhor da Erva booed when champion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrinho Meira didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Didi Baiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Didi Velloso was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. champion's Paulão Secco got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Paulão Secco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Celsinho Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Senhor da Erva's Marco Vasconcelos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Didi Velloso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marco Vasconcelos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Didi Velloso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 minutes of play, Senhor da Erva's Marco Vasconcelos made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Didi Velloso was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Vasconcelos got free with Didi Velloso in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Paulão Secco came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the champion 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 Paulão Secco couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the match, champion's Paulão Secco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Celsinho Lopes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 75 played minutes Senhor da Erva got a freekick which was hit by Giuseppe Recife. Didi Baiano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Velloso having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fiori Fantini during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, champion's Fiori Fantini got a free kick in the 81st minute. Paulão Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Celsinho Lopes having to interfere. After 89 minutes, Giuseppe Recife mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Senhor da Erva and the champion players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Senhor da Erva's Giuseppe Recife got a free kick in the 89th minute. Celsinho Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulão Secco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Senhor da Erva's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Veloso came free, but Celsinho Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. champion had played much better football throughout.