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Sico
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) Conrado Bueno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Telmo Meireles during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 7 played minutes Linha de Frente EC got a freekick which was hit by Telmo Meireles. In the 11th minute Olívio Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulisses Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Olívio Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Gilson Cabral came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Linha de Frente EC 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 Gilson Cabral couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olívio Neto in the 22nd minute of play forced Linha de Frente EC's goalkeeper Ulisses Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulisses Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olívio Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute CUIABÁ FC were awarded a corner. Olívio Neto went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 31st minute, Olívio Neto 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. CUIABÁ FC's Daniel Aparecido got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Olívio Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniel Aparecido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulisses Magalhães having to interfere. In the 48th minute there was a penalty for CUIABÁ FC. Olívio Neto stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ulisses Magalhães. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romeu Jacinto was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeu Jacinto in the 53rd minute of play forced CUIABÁ FC's goalkeeper Tamás Lévai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CUIABÁ FC's Olívio Neto got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Olívio Neto took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulisses Magalhães. Ulisses Magalhães dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. If Gilson Cabral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulisses Magalhães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olívio Neto in the 65th minute. Lino Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Olívio Neto notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Linha de Frente EC's Ulisses Magalhães. Ulisses Magalhães was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Olívio Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Norberto Mesquita put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Ulisses Magalhães. Conrado Bueno hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. When Olívio Neto came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the CUIABÁ 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 Olívio Neto couldn't finish the play. Daniel Aparecido who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Ulisses Magalhães when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lino Correia struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Ulisses Magalhães didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CUIABÁ FC. The supporters of CUIABÁ FC booed when Linha de Frente EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chicão Secco didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to CUIABÁ FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Zoheir Diafat hit a great ball. When the match was over CUIABÁ FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Linha de Frente EC throughout the match.