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Estádio Urtigueira
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Viralitro FC's Lino da Cunha 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. Paulo de Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Velasco in the 13th minute of play forced Urtigueira's goalkeeper Paulo de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino da Cunha in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo de Almeida saved Urtigueira from getting behind. Eliseu Novaes hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Enrique Teixeira kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. With his leg Sydney Tavares managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Urtigueira's Júnior Motta fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 24th minute, Chicão Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Urtigueira's Evaristo Cavalcante shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 25th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Sydney Tavares but with some difficulty. Ismael Abraão charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ismael Abraão the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Júnior Motta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Júnior Motta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sydney Tavares having to make a save. Osvaldinho Silva's late challenge caught a Viralitro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Osvaldinho Silva helped the player get up and apologised. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Urtigueira's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Olívio Vieira was slow to take the kick. During this time Viralitro FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Viralitro FC's corner Samuca Arce fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Paulo de Almeida quite easily take care of the ball. Zé Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo de Almeida having to interfere. Paulo de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Velasco in the 43rd minute of the match. Zé Velasco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Paulo de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lino da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

55 minutes into the match, Zé Velasco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Paulo de Almeida, 0-1. Zé Velasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo de Almeida having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino da Cunha in the 62nd minute of play forced Urtigueira's goalkeeper Paulo de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zé Velasco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Paulo de Almeida made a huge save. Lino da Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Paulo de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Reginaldo Fontes fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Urtigueira's protests and gave Reginaldo Fontes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Urtigueira getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Reginaldo Fontes hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Olívio Vieira sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Urtigueira's Paulo de Almeida didn't even have to move. Rodrigo Silva's late challenge caught a Viralitro FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodrigo Silva helped the player get up and apologised. 74 minutes into the game, one of Urtigueira:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 83rd minute, Zé Velasco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Urtigueira's goal looked a bit too open when Lino da Cunha came free, but Paulo de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Viralitro FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Olívio Vieira in the 90th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Urtigueira's goalie and right to Zé Velasco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Urtigueira's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lino da Cunha during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lino da Cunha hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When the final whistle sounded Viralitro FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Urtigueira.