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Estádio Coleta
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vágner Favoretto took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Adhemar Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Canto do Rio F.C.'s Dalmo Ramalho seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Dalmo Ramalho the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Canto do Rio F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Dalmo Ramalho had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Coleta FC a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Renato Sá, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Canto do Rio F.C.'s Amauri da Fonseca. 1-1. Andrézinho Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred dos Santos in the 11th minute of the match. Valdir Massa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Amauri da Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amauri da Fonseca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edvaldo Ribeiro in the 16th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Edvaldo Ribeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coleta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Edvaldo Ribeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amauri da Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Valdir Massa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coleta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Valdir Massa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amauri da Fonseca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Amauri da Fonseca made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Edvaldo Ribeiro sent off a good shot on target. Valdir Massa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amauri da Fonseca having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Edvaldo Ribeiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amauri da Fonseca, 2-1. The supporters of Coleta FC booed when Canto do Rio F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeferson Vasconcelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Coleta FC's Valdir Massa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amauri da Fonseca narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Edvaldo Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Coleta 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 Edvaldo Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Coleta FC's Amauri da Fonseca threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Valdir Massa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Valdir Massa came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Coleta 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 Valdir Massa couldn't finish the play. Edvaldo Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Valdir Massa made a kick off. Edvaldo Ribeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amauri da Fonseca having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edvaldo Ribeiro in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amauri da Fonseca saved Canto do Rio F.C. from getting behind. The attack was good, but when Valdir Massa in the 58th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 65th minute Edvaldo Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amauri da Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valdir Massa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Amauri da Fonseca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edvaldo Ribeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amauri da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvaldo Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Massa in the 71st minute of play forced Canto do Rio F.C.'s goalkeeper Amauri da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Coleta FC's Adhemar Nunes got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Amauri da Fonseca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edvaldo Ribeiro went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Amauri da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvaldo Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute of the match Igor Gonçalves sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Amauri da Fonseca skillfully saved the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valdir Massa in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amauri da Fonseca saved Canto do Rio F.C. from getting behind. If Edvaldo Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Massa in the 94th minute of play forced Canto do Rio F.C.'s goalkeeper Amauri da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdir Massa in the 96th minute of play forced Canto do Rio F.C.'s goalkeeper Amauri da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Canto do Rio F.C.'s Amauri da Fonseca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvaldo Ribeiro in the 97th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Coleta FC had played much better football throughout.