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Estádio Serrania
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Almir Messias kicked off to start the match. Almir Koehler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Almir Messias struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Yan Arósio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serrania. Valenca's Yan Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Messias in the 7th minute of play. If Fernão Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olívio Antunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernão Moreno in the 12th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Serrania's Yan Arósio threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Almir Messias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Serrania booed when Valenca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurício Cearense didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Cavalcante got free with Yan Arósio in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yan Arósio was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Almir Messias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Almir Messias really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Fernão Moreno scored 1-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Olívio Antunes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valdo Zanette recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fernão Moreno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olívio Antunes having to interfere. Yan Arósio was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Almir Messias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Almir Messias really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Yan Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Cavalcante in the 43rd minute of play. After 48 minutes of play, Serrania's Afonsinho Araújo made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yan Arósio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valdo Zanette stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Natã Esteves kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Valenca's Yan Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Messias in the 60th minute of play. Valenca's Yan Arósio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Messias in the 64th minute of play. Olívio Antunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernão Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Almir Messias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yan Arósio was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Yan Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Cavalcante in the 81st minute of play. After 85 minutes of play, Valenca's Valdo Zanette made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Olívio Antunes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fernão Moreno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Almir Koehler came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Valenca 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 Almir Koehler couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Serrania fans cheered their team off the field, for while Valenca had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.