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Monumental de Nunes
Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when João Paulo Moreno kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, Agudoss FC's Serginho Saldanha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomé Barbosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Zé Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nunes F.C.'s Tomé Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Saldanha in the 8th minute of play. Zé Saldanha struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Tomé Barbosa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Agudoss FC. A collision led to Agudoss FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Serginho Saldanha hit a great ball. In the 20th minute Zé Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serginho Saldanha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nunes F.C.'s Tomé Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Saldanha in the 26th minute of play. Nunes F.C.'s Tomé Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Saldanha in the 28th minute of play. After some careless play in the Nunes F.C. defense, Celsinho Paulista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomé Barbosa. The Nunes F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomé Barbosa should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernani Gerber in the 38th minute of play forced Nunes F.C.'s goalkeeper Tomé Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Zé Saldanha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomé Barbosa was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Zé Saldanha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomé Barbosa having to make a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zé Saldanha was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Nunes F.C.'s Tomé Barbosa got control of the ball when Zé Saldanha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Serginho Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomé Barbosa having to interfere. After having played for 62 minutes, João Paulo Moreno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nunes F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but João Paulo Moreno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Celsinho Paulista notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Nunes F.C.'s Tomé Barbosa. Tomé Barbosa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nunes F.C.'s Benjamin Moura quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fred Breckenfeld, made in the 73rd minute of the game. Agudoss FC's Serginho Saldanha got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Serginho Saldanha 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. Nunes F.C.'s Tomé Barbosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Nunes F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 83rdth minute of the game João Paulo Moreno who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Agudoss FC's Hélder Cardoso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Eliézer Guimarães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 93 in the game by Zé Saldanha from a close distance when the talented Tomé Barbosa managed to make a qualified save. Nunes F.C.'s players were relieved. Agudoss FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.