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Arena Valfenda
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zeca Costa made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 5 minutes, Zeca Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valfenda's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zeca Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 8th minute, Diamantino Esteves reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Percival Ramalho. The goal made the score 1-0. Percival Ramalho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zeca Costa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 11 minute of play. After 15 minutes, Felippe de Moraes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valfenda and the Zamboni EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Valfenda:s Luiz Fábio Sena showed great skill when he stopped Ramón de Lara:s penalty. Ramón de Lara did an outstanding performance 18 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 2-1 to the right of an irritated Luiz Fábio Sena in the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeca Costa got free with Percival Ramalho in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Percival Ramalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agnaldo da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Valfenda's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Sena, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th match minute, Valfenda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Rosa to maneuver through the defense. Luiz Fábio Sena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elano Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Márcio Montenegro fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zamboni EC's protests and gave Márcio Montenegro a yellow card for diving instead. Zamboni EC's Percival Ramalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Zamboni EC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elano Cruz in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luiz Fábio Sena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dorian Siqueira got a throw-in 47 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Agnaldo da Fonseca. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elano Cruz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Agnaldo da Fonseca in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Percival Ramalho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Percival Ramalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeca Costa in the 53rd minute of play. After 55 played minutes, Zamboni EC's Humberto Linares shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Sena came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Zamboni EC reached it. In the 57th minute, Zeca Costa 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. 66 minutes into the match, Valfenda's goalkeeper Luiz Fábio Sena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elano Cruz. In the 66th minute, Zeca Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Zamboni EC's Elano Cruz got a free kick in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the game, Luís Guilherme Cardozo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zamboni EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valfenda the free kick. In the 69th minute, Luís Guilherme Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71stth minute Ramón Catarinense beautifully dribbled past Zamboni EC's defense and it looked for a moment as a certain goal, but Percival Ramalho pulled off a phantom save to prevent the ball from scoring on his left hand side. In the 72nd minute Valfenda were awarded a corner. Ramón Catarinense went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Gugu Travassos managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Percival Ramalho came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Valfenda's Zeca Costa. But to his dismay, Zeca Costa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Elano Cruz sped through Valfenda's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luiz Fábio Sena. After 84th play minutes Zeca Costa shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Percival Ramalho and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, Valfenda's Zeca Costa got a free kick in the 88th minute. Zamboni EC's Percival Ramalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Costa in the 95th minute of play.