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Carmelopolis
Spectators: 7592 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) Fernandinho Luz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Víktor Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betinho Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 5 played minutes Manteninha got a freekick which was hit by Afonso Terra. The supporters of Carmelopolis booed when Manteninha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Guilherme Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Carmelopolis's Fernandinho Luz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Geovânio Rosado. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. Fernandinho Luz hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Dário Lopes charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dário Lopes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Manteninha booed when Carmelopolis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dário Lopes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Afonso Terra notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Carmelopolis's Betinho Rezende. Betinho Rezende was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Manteninha's Víktor Ferreira got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Cléberson Faria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the game, Manteninha's Cléberson Faria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Betinho Rezende made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 35th match minute, Carmelopolis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Netto to maneuver through the defense. Carmelopolis's Dário Lopes got his second yellow card of the match in the 41st minute. The referee ordered Dário Lopes off the ground. In the 42nd minute, Dário Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Víktor Ferreira scored 1-3 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Betinho Rezende, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Víktor Ferreira made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Carmelopolis's goalkeeper Betinho Rezende, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardinho de Amorim during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bernardinho de Amorim hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernandinho Luz in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geovânio Rosado saved Manteninha from getting behind. Carmelopolis's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fernandinho Luz in the 62nd minute. In the 68th minute Víktor Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betinho Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Manteninha's goal looked a bit too open when Fernandinho Luz came free, but Geovânio Rosado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reginaldo Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Geovânio Rosado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Flavinho Montenegro got a throw-in 75 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Wellington França. Cléberson Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Betinho Rezende tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Cléberson Faria came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Manteninha 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 Cléberson Faria couldn't finish the play. The Manteninha fans' excitement grew in the 90th match minute when Manteninha's Cléberson Faria looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ernesto Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Betinho Rezende having to interfere. Manteninha'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.