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Estádio Mundubim
Spectators: 6652 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eugênio Ribeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Teodoro Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Furlan having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Silvinho Couto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Carlos Braga was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Marcus Monteiro kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Teodoro Rezende's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Amadeu Furlan firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Teodoro Rezende came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Mundubim 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 Teodoro Rezende couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Mundubim getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Valdemar de Salles hit a great ball. Silvinho Couto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Carlos Braga having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Mundubim's Acácio Maranhense got a free kick in the 24th minute. Amadeu Furlan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teodoro Rezende in the 26th minute. Valdemar de Salles's late challenge caught a Santos F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdemar de Salles helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Santos F.C booed when Mundubim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar de Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvinho Couto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raphael Leite charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raphael Leite the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Mundubim's Raphael Leite got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mundubim's goalkeeper João Carlos Braga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Santos F.C's Silvinho Couto got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eugênio Ribeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. João Carlos Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Acácio Maranhense made the kick off in the second half. Acácio Maranhense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Furlan having to interfere. João Carlos Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugênio Ribeiro in the 63rd minute of the match. João Carlos Braga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugênio Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 65th match minute, Mundubim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danilo Marques to maneuver through the defense. If Silvinho Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danilo Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. If Eugênio Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Danilo Marques fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mundubim's protests and gave Danilo Marques a yellow card for diving instead. Silvinho Couto took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Carlos Braga. João Carlos Braga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Amadeu Furlan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Acácio Maranhense's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Acácio Maranhense might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amadeu Furlan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Acácio Maranhense ran back to his position shaking his head. Acácio Maranhense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Furlan having to interfere. Teodoro Rezende fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeu Furlan having to interfere. In the 88th minute Eugênio Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carlos Braga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juninho Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. João Carlos Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Silvinho Couto came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Santos F.C 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 Silvinho Couto couldn't finish the play. The Mundubim fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Santos F.C were clearly better and deserved to take the win.