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Estádio Morais
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sydney Botelho kicked off to start the match. Luís Barral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Guto Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ademir Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Guto Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simão Capixaba hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 8 minutes, Ademir Peixoto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Morais and the C.A. XII de Junho players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ademir Peixoto hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Sydney Botelho succeeded in the game's 12th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. If Sydney Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sydney Botelho came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the C.A. XII de Junho 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 Sydney Botelho couldn't finish the play. Morais's Cesinha Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sydney Botelho in the 26th minute of play. Luís Barral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Morais's Cesinha Moura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acácio de Lara in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute Sydney Botelho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesinha Moura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, C.A. XII de Junho's Acácio de Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cesinha Moura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sydney Botelho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Barral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cássio de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Morais's Luís Barral got a free kick in the 55th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Morais:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of C.A. XII de Junho:s goal. After having played for 66 minutes, Luís Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Morais's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luís Barral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Luís Barral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guto Motta having to interfere. Cesinha Moura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Acácio de Lara in the 72nd minute. Simão Capixaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesinha Moura having to interfere. When Vitório Aparecido fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Morais's protests and gave Vitório Aparecido a yellow card for diving instead. Morais:s Cesinha Moura showed great skill when he stopped Dé Palmeira:s penalty. A nice corner shot did that Dé Palmeira got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cesinha Moura quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Guto Motta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Acácio de Lara got free with Cesinha Moura in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Sydney Botelho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Morais's zone, Acácio de Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cesinha Moura came out of the goal and Acácio de Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th minute, Luís Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sydney Botelho struck a weak shot in the 101st minute. Cesinha Moura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A. XII de Junho. C.A. XII de Junho's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.