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Diamantino
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benjamim Aguiar started the match with the kick off. João Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Décio Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuel Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edu Sá made an important save on a dangerous shot by Samuel Ortiz in the 17th minute. A collision led to Cerrito EC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Donatello Catarinense hit a great ball. Edu Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Arí de Mendonça took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Medeiros. João Medeiros 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. João Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arí de Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. João Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arí de Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Samuel Ortiz might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edu Sá. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Samuel Ortiz ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 35 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Décio Santos sped through Diamantino's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Medeiros. Samuel Ortiz struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Edu Sá didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Diamantino. Edu Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Aguiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute Arí de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Medeiros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arí de Mendonça was the one to do the kick off. Arí de Mendonça might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Medeiros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arí de Mendonça ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 56th minute, Afonso Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 57th minute, Diamantino's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Décio Santos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Cerrito EC's Edu Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Ortiz in the 61st minute of play. Samuel Ortiz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edu Sá having to make a save. 1-3 became the score in the 73rd minute when Arí de Mendonça elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Samuel Ortiz 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 Benjamim Aguiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Décio Santos took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Medeiros. João Medeiros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Samuel Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edu Sá having to interfere. Although Diamantino had been in control for most of the match, Cerrito EC still came away with the win.