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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Fanfa FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Frédson Saldanha hit a great ball. In the 5th minute of the match Antônio Sá shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anselmo Linhares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Antônio Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Fanfa FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. César Branco hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Alessandro Rodrigues 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. Antônio Sá fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Linhares having to interfere. With his leg Telmo Sousa managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Fanfa FC's Célio Cavalcante fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Criciúma EC's Telmo Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Branco in the 17th minute of play. Raí Antunes hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Célio Cavalcante hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Célio Cavalcante made a precise shot to the right of Telmo Sousa. Criciúma EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 37th minute Júlio Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Telmo Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Célio Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Júlio Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fanfa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Júlio Ribeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Telmo Sousa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th match minute, Criciúma EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raí Antunes to maneuver through the defense. When Júlio Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Fanfa FC 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 Júlio Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antônio Sá was the one to do the kick off. Júlio Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Criciúma EC's goal looked a bit too open when Célio Cavalcante came free, but Telmo Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Criciúma EC defense, Célio Cavalcante kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Telmo Sousa. The Criciúma EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Telmo Sousa should have stopped the shot. Júlio Ribeiro hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Telmo Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Célio Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Telmo Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio Cavalcante in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute of the match Frédson Saldanha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Telmo Sousa skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Criciúma EC's Alessandro Rodrigues got a free kick in the 84th minute. Telmo Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Célio Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Marco da Fonseca hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Telmo Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Telmo Sousa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Célio Cavalcante went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 93 minutes into the match, Criciúma EC's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Ribeiro came free, but Telmo Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Telmo Sousa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Célio Cavalcante went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Criciúma EC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fanfa FC.