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Mesota
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Narciso Meira started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rômulo Mello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reginaldo Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Narciso Meira came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Mesota 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 Narciso Meira couldn't finish the play. Eliseu Novaes charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseu Novaes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Urtigueira's Eliseu Novaes got a free kick in the 11th minute. Rômulo Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reginaldo Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardinho Paulista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Urtigueira's Paulo de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodriguinho Lopez in the 21st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Júnior Motta in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rômulo Mello saved Mesota from getting behind. Mesota's Rômulo Mello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Motta in the 24th minute of play. With a little luck, Urtigueira's Paulo de Almeida got control of the ball when Laerte Viana tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Paulo de Almeida managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Mesota's Laerte Viana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Paulo de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodriguinho Lopez in the 32nd minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Urtigueira's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Meira came free, but Paulo de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Reginaldo Fontes made the kick off in the second half. Paulo de Almeida stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laerte Viana's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. 55 minutes into the game, Rodriguinho Lopez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mesota's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Urtigueira the free kick. After 57 minutes of play, Mesota's Laerte Viana made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo de Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Mesota's Rômulo Mello got control of the ball when Júnior Motta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paulo de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodriguinho Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute Laerte Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narciso Meira in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo de Almeida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Belmiro Ferraz kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Tande during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Mesota was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Tande to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 79 minutes, Rômulo Mello successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Urtigueira's Paulo de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laerte Viana in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Narciso Meira notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Urtigueira's Paulo de Almeida. Paulo de Almeida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91st minute of the match, Júnior Motta got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rômulo Mello was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Laerte Viana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 96th minute, Júnior Motta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rômulo Mello was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1.