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ARENA SAPO CURURU
Spectators: 7190 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Murilo da Silva got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Rubens Velasco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Citizens Blues F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SE Cururu the free kick. A collision led to Citizens Blues F.C getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Rubens Velasco hit a great ball. Nelsinho de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Dedé Fontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Roberto Munhoz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dedê Toscano was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in SE Cururu's zone, Victor das Neves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dedê Toscano came out of the goal and Victor das Neves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Munhoz scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dedê Toscano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 30 minutes into the match, SE Cururu's goal looked a bit too open when Rubens Velasco came free, but Dedê Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dedê Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Munhoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the game, Roberto Munhoz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Dedê Toscano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dedê Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Munhoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Munhoz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dedê Toscano having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roberto Munhoz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. SE Cururu's Dedê Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Munhoz in the 52nd minute of play. Victor das Neves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dedê Toscano having to make a save. In the 57th minute Roberto Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dedê Toscano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Roberto Munhoz 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. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Dedê Toscano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Roberto Munhoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Didi Vides's late challenge caught a Citizens Blues F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Didi Vides helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SE Cururu's Didi Vides got a free kick in the 81st minute. After having played for 82 minutes, Roberto Munhoz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Citizens Blues F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Munhoz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 86 minutes into the match, SE Cururu's goalkeeper Dedê Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victor das Neves. When Roberto Munhoz came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Citizens Blues F.C 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 Roberto Munhoz couldn't finish the play.