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Lambedouro
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manfredo Sabóia made the kick off which started today's match. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Fábio Ramalho sped through Buzz's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Leandro Souza. 8 minutes into the match, Fábio Ramalho notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Buzz's Leandro Souza. Leandro Souza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fábio Ramalho got free with Leandro Souza in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fábio Ramalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Leandro Souza made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Sabóia in the 16th minute of play forced Avellar FC's goalkeeper Pedrão de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hortêncio Pirani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Souza having to interfere. Leandro Souza stood somewhat misplaced when Fábio Ramalho came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 25 minute. When Olívio Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Buzz 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 Olívio Paiva couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fábio Ramalho in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leandro Souza saved Buzz from getting behind. Pedrão de Amaral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manfredo Sabóia went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 42 minutes into the game, Luís Fernando Quintal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Leandro Souza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gino da Costa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leandro Souza having to make a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fábio Ramalho was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Olívio Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedrão de Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Avellar FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manfredo Sabóia came free, but Pedrão de Amaral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gino da Costa took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leandro Souza. Leandro Souza dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. In the 57thth minute of the game Fábio Ramalho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Buzz's Leandro Souza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedrão de Amaral came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Buzz's Olívio Paiva. But to his dismay, Olívio Paiva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. After a defensive mix-up in Buzz's zone, Fábio Ramalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leandro Souza came out of the goal and Fábio Ramalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Custódio during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th match minute, Buzz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alex Custódio to maneuver through the defense. Fábio Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Severino Alcântara hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, Buzz's Manfredo Sabóia broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Buzz's Alex Custódio got his second yellow card of the match in the 75th minute. The referee ordered Alex Custódio off the ground. Alex Custódio kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 77th minute of the match Gino da Costa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leandro Souza skillfully saved the ball. In the 79th minute, Roger Velasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leandro Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fábio Ramalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Buzz's Leandro Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Ramalho in the 83rd minute of play. Roger Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leandro Souza having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Fábio Ramalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leandro Souza was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After having played for 94 minutes, Fábio Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Avellar FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fábio Ramalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Avellar FC had won after a very even match.