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Joaquim Calmon
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oswaldo Sena got the match started through his kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Geraldo Braga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emílio Veloso. CORINTHIANS OURINHENSE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geraldo Braga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Linhares FC were furious when Luizão Cosme was red carded, 12 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave CORINTHIANS OURINHENSE a penalty, 14 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lenílson de Moraes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Linhares FC's Toninho Barros. 1-1. Linhares FC's Toninho Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho da Rocha in the 19th minute of play. In the 19th match minute, Linhares FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraldo Braga to maneuver through the defense. Nuno Leão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Geraldo Braga came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Linhares 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 Geraldo Braga couldn't finish the play. Diamantino Prestes kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Geraldo Braga 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. In the 36th minute, Nuno Leão 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. Geraldo Braga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Veloso having to interfere. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind CORINTHIANS OURINHENSE's goalkeeper Emílio Veloso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Romeu Sampaio hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorginho da Rocha to make the kick off. César de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Veloso having to interfere. In the 53rd minute Oswaldo Sena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emílio Veloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Nuno Leão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Linhares FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Oswaldo Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Geraldo Braga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emílio Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Leão in the 69th minute of the match. If Oswaldo Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nuno Leão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emílio Veloso having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Nuno Leão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emílio Veloso. CORINTHIANS OURINHENSE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nuno Leão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. If Nuno Leão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emílio Veloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Leão in the 85th minute of the match. Emílio Veloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oswaldo Sena in the 86th minute of play. When Nuno Leão fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Linhares FC's protests and gave Nuno Leão a yellow card for diving instead. Nuno Leão kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Lenílson de Moraes fired a really elegant long shot, but Toninho Barros threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Geraldo Braga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.