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Estádio Mataquiri
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodolfo Souza kicked off to start the match. Isaltino Palmeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Valdomiro Travassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Lobao SC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Isaltino Palmeira fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 21 minutes into the game, Fred Amaral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lobao SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Americanense FC the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Americanense FC's zone, Rodolfo Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Betinho das Neves came out of the goal and Rodolfo Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benjamim Nascimento's late challenge caught a Lobao SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamim Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. In the 29th minute, Benjamim Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Betinho das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Meireles in the 31st minute of the match. Valdomiro Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Veloso in the 38th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Lobao SC's goalkeeper Valdomiro Travassos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaltino Palmeira. Abel Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdomiro Travassos having to interfere.

Júlio Veloso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdomiro Travassos having to interfere. Fred Amaral hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Isaltino Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Americanense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Isaltino Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdomiro Travassos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 57 minutes into the match, Lobao SC's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Veloso came free, but Valdomiro Travassos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 minutes of play, Americanense FC's Júlio Veloso made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valdomiro Travassos was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 64 minutes, Marcelo Antunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lobao SC and the Americanense FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Lobao SC's Marcelo Antunes got a free kick in the 64th minute. Júlio Veloso struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Valdomiro Travassos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Americanense FC. Valdomiro Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaltino Palmeira in the 66th minute of the match. Valdomiro Travassos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaltino Palmeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Isaltino Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Lobao SC's zone, Júlio Veloso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valdomiro Travassos came out of the goal and Júlio Veloso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lobao SC's Valdomiro Travassos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaltino Palmeira in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Lobao SC's Alex Meireles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Betinho das Neves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lobao SC's Valdomiro Travassos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaltino Palmeira in the 85th minute of play. Valdomiro Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Veloso in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaltino Palmeira in the 89th minute of play forced Lobao SC's goalkeeper Valdomiro Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Americanense FC's Júlio Veloso got a free kick in the 90th minute.