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Estádio da Serra
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anastasio Mercurio kicked off to start the match. Leopoldo Messias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anastasio Mercurio in the 4th minute. Salgueiro AC's Leopoldo Messias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Salgueiro AC from getting a goal against them. In the 6th minute of the match, Edmílson Cosme tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Leopoldo Messias saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The nice shot from Anastasio Mercurio in the 7thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Leopoldo Messias had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. After 9 minutes, Flávio Fernandes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Salgueiro AC and the Serra Sul FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Salgueiro AC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Flávio Fernandes hit a great ball. Leopoldo Messias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anastasio Mercurio in the 12th minute. The supporters of Serra Sul FC booed when Salgueiro AC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diguinho de Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 19 in the game by Anastasio Mercurio from a close distance when the talented Leopoldo Messias managed to make a qualified save. Salgueiro AC's players were relieved. Luís Fabiano Hames kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. When Edmílson Cosme came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Serra Sul 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 Edmílson Cosme couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmílson Cosme in the 30th minute of play forced Salgueiro AC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Messias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Anastasio Mercurio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leopoldo Messias was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Leopoldo Messias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmílson Cosme's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. The attack was good, but when Anastasio Mercurio in the 36th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Salgueiro AC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Edmílson Cosme scored to the left of an out of position Leopoldo Messias, making the score, 1-0. With his leg Leopoldo Messias managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Serra Sul FC's Anastasio Mercurio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Leopoldo Messias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Cosme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Messias didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 45th minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Umberto Prata made a kick off. Leopoldo Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Gerber in the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute Anastasio Mercurio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Messias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Amauri Simões successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Serra Sul FC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Victoriano Txomin hit a great ball. Leopoldo Messias stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anastasio Mercurio's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Victoriano Txomin charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victoriano Txomin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Serra Sul FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Victoriano Txomin hit a great ball. Leopoldo Messias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmílson Cosme in the 65th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Salgueiro AC's zone, Edmílson Cosme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leopoldo Messias came out of the goal and Edmílson Cosme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 73rd match minute, Serra Sul FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Fabiano Hames to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute of the match Frédson Pirani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amauri Simões showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umberto Prata in the 78th minute of play forced Serra Sul FC's goalkeeper Amauri Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmílson Cosme in the 82nd minute of play forced Salgueiro AC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Messias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmílson Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Messias having to interfere. Edmílson Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Messias having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Anastasio Mercurio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leopoldo Messias was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. 95 minutes into the game, Salgueiro AC's Flávio Fernandes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amauri Simões made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Serra Sul FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.