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Ribamar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudinei Moreira got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Ribamar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldo Vander to maneuver through the defense. Ribamar's Vágner Toledo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tarcisio Paiva but with some difficulty. In the 7th minute, Cacá Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute Claudinei Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Rosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Walmir Branco during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th match minute, Ribamar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmir Branco to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Claudinei Moreira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Florença Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinei Moreira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Caio Rosa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Simão Abraão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tarcisio Paiva was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Claudinei Moreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Rosa having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Juninho Silva 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. Cacá Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Tarcisio Paiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão Abraão in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Ribamar's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinei Moreira came free, but Caio Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Florença Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tarcisio Paiva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Simão Abraão. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Simão Abraão took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Tarcisio Paiva to make any attempt to save it. In the 42nd minute, Juninho Silva 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. If Simão Abraão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Simão Abraão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Caio Rosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armandinho das Neves in the 51st minute. A collision led to Ribamar getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Osvaldo Vander hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juninho Silva in the 55th minute of play forced Florença Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tarcisio Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 57 minutes, Juninho Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ribamar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juninho Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 2-0 became the score in the 64th minute when Simão Abraão elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Cacá de Queiroz fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Florença Futebol Clube's protests and gave Cacá de Queiroz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th match minute, Florença Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cacá de Queiroz to maneuver through the defense. When Bernardinho de Andrade fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Florença Futebol Clube's protests and gave Bernardinho de Andrade a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Bernardinho de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simão Abraão blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tarcisio Paiva having to make a save. Simão Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tarcisio Paiva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juninho Silva's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Simão Abraão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Osvaldo Vander's late challenge caught a Florença Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldo Vander helped the player get up and apologised. After 89 played minutes Ribamar got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Vander. Ribamar's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.