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Boaventura
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Boaventura SC's Zé Roberto Ferraz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to E.C. Paulistão getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. José Neiva hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luís Paiva during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Luís Paiva hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, João Pedro Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Boaventura SC's supporters rose to their feet, but João Pedro Ortiz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucio Cucao breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lucio Cucao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Miranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, E.C. Paulistão's José Neiva got a free kick in the 11th minute. Ricardo Neiva charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Neiva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Boaventura SC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Ricardo Neiva hit a great ball. A collision led to Boaventura SC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Júnior de Carvalho hit a great ball. Pedro Luiz de Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Paiva's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. The supporters of Boaventura SC booed when E.C. Paulistão was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Neiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. E.C. Paulistão's Lucio Cucao proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save E.C. Paulistão from getting a goal against them. When José Neiva fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E.C. Paulistão's protests and gave José Neiva a yellow card for diving instead. When Luís Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the E.C. Paulistão 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 Luís Paiva couldn't finish the play. Dráusio Loureiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Luiz de Andrade. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dráusio Loureiro ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Paiva in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Luiz de Andrade saved Boaventura SC from getting behind. Dráusio Loureiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Pedro Luiz de Andrade tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. E.C. Paulistão's Lucio Cucao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Roberto Ferraz in the 33rd minute of play. Boaventura SC's Pedro Luiz de Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paiva in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th match minute, E.C. Paulistão was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdir Dionísio to maneuver through the defense. Lucio Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Roberto Ferraz in the 37th minute of the match. E.C. Paulistão's Dráusio Loureiro got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half E.C. Paulistão were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Paiva stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the match, E.C. Paulistão's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Roberto Ferraz came free, but Lucio Cucao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucio Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Pedro Ortiz in the 59th minute of the match. Lucio Cucao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Roberto Ferraz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of E.C. Paulistão booed when Boaventura SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dadá Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 64 minutes, Luís Paiva made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Boaventura SC's Pedro Luiz de Andrade tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Luís Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot. E.C. Paulistão's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Paiva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Luiz de Andrade breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Boaventura SC defense, Lino Capixaba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Luiz de Andrade. The Boaventura SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Luiz de Andrade should have stopped the shot. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Boaventura SC's goalkeeper Pedro Luiz de Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Dráusio Loureiro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Luiz de Andrade. Boaventura SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dráusio Loureiro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. After a rather tough play, Boaventura SC's Ricardo Neiva got a free kick in the 80th minute. Luís Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Luiz de Andrade having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers João Pedro Ortiz in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucio Cucao saved E.C. Paulistão from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luís Paiva in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Luiz de Andrade saved Boaventura SC from getting behind. 87 minutes into the match, Boaventura SC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paiva came free, but Pedro Luiz de Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boaventura SC's Pedro Luiz de Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Boaventura SC from getting a goal against them. In the 92nd minute, José Neiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded E.C. Paulistão left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Boaventura SC.