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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Jorginho Saldanha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fellipe Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Rubens Moura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Zanette, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Filomeno Revuelta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Arlindo Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rubens Moura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorginho Saldanha in the 10th minute. Arlindo Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Revuelta, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After a rather tough play, Martelão FC's Wanderson Mazza got a free kick in the 15th minute. Filomeno Revuelta took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arlindo Santos. Arlindo Santos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a little luck, Itaretama's Rubens Moura got control of the ball when Jorginho Saldanha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rubens Moura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Zanette in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Dorival Fontes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rubens Moura was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 31 minutes into the match, Itaretama's goalkeeper Rubens Moura had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardo Zanette. In the 34thth minute of the game Dorival Fontes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Itaretama's Rubens Moura was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Dorival Fontes put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Rubens Moura. 44 minutes into the match, Martelão FC's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Revuelta came free, but Arlindo Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Martelão FC's Rubens Moura threw himself towards the right post 46 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ricardo Zanette, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dorival Fontes was the one to do the kick off. Rubens Moura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorginho Saldanha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dorival Fontes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rubens Moura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. With his leg Arlindo Santos managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Itaretama's Tao Si Feng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tao Si Feng received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Arlindo Santos came out and tried to block the shot, but Tao Si Feng slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 58th minute. Rubens Moura came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Martelão FC's Dorival Fontes. But to his dismay, Dorival Fontes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. After some careless play in the Martelão FC defense, Filomeno Revuelta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Santos. The Martelão FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Santos should have stopped the shot. Fellipe Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fellipe Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 76th match minute, Itaretama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fellipe Queirós to maneuver through the defense. Martelão FC's Arlindo Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tao Si Feng in the 83rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Filomeno Revuelta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arlindo Santos was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Filomeno Revuelta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arlindo Santos was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, Itaretama's Filomeno Revuelta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arlindo Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arlindo Santos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filomeno Revuelta's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute, Tao Si Feng made a precise shot to the right of Arlindo Santos. Martelão FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Itaretama eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.