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Estádio Rebentao
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mauro Pirani started the match with the kick off. Umberto Senna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Pirani in the 6th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Afonso Cosme cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. João Vítor Madureira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente de Mendonça in the 13th minute of play forced Rebentao EC's goalkeeper Umberto Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Mauro Pirani made a precise shot to the right of Umberto Senna. Rebentao EC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Umberto Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Gaúcho, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute Antônio Gaúcho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umberto Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rebentao EC's Umberto Senna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Arantes in the 23rd minute of play. When Hugo Arantes fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olinda's protests and gave Hugo Arantes a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Olinda's Hugo Arantes got a free kick in the 25th minute. Hugo Arantes was shown his second yellow card after 27 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Olinda getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Hugo Arantes hit a great ball. Ian Monteiro made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Rebentao EC's Afonso Cosme. 36 minutes into the game, Vicente de Mendonça cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Umberto Senna was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 44 minutes into the game, Olinda's Mauro Pirani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Umberto Senna made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Umberto Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antônio Gaúcho in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Travassos to strike the kick off in the second half. Umberto Senna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Pirani in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute Vicente de Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umberto Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th match minute, Olinda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Silva to maneuver through the defense. Antônio Gaúcho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the match, Rebentao EC's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Pirani came free, but Umberto Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antônio Gaúcho scored 1-5 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Umberto Senna, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute, Antônio Gaúcho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Olinda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Umberto Senna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antônio Gaúcho in the 77th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Rebentao EC's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente de Mendonça came free, but Umberto Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antônio Gaúcho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Umberto Senna made a huge save. With a little luck, Rebentao EC's Umberto Senna got control of the ball when Mauro Pirani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antônio Gaúcho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Umberto Senna made a huge save. Rebentao EC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Vicente de Mendonça 83 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-7. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Antônio Gaúcho got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Umberto Senna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Pirani in the 88th minute. With a little luck, Rebentao EC's Umberto Senna got control of the ball when Antônio Gaúcho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Umberto Senna made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Mauro Pirani sent off a good shot on target. Umberto Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente de Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Umberto Senna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauro Pirani in the 95th minute. Richard Valadares could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Umberto Senna made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Rebentao EC's Luís Gustavo Amorim got a free kick in the 96th minute. The Rebentao EC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Olinda were clearly better and deserved to take the win.