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Isaac Portal Roldán
Spectators: 7303 (Terracing: 5478, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 145) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sandrinho Furlan kicked off to start the match. Horácio Dionísio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Percy Freire tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Confrade A.C.'s attentive Ramiro de Almeida managed to snatch the ball when Noel Mello made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Horácio Dionísio made a precise shot to the right of Percy Freire. Confrade A.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 12th minute Ricardinho Bertassi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Leopoldo de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Confrade A.C.'s Erivaldo Garcia got a free kick in the 19th minute. After a rather tough play, Mecanibais's Ademir Corrêa got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Dário Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro de Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the game, Leopoldo de Mendonça recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Percy Freire. Leopoldo de Mendonça showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. 30 minutes into the game, Confrade A.C.'s Maurício Toledo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dário Britto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Hernani Valle hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. When Ramiro de Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Confrade A.C. 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 Ramiro de Almeida couldn't finish the play. When Confrade A.C.'s Maurício Toledo in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mecanibais's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maurício Toledo in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dário Britto saved Mecanibais from getting behind. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maurício Toledo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Confrade A.C. booed when Mecanibais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hernani Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Dário Britto managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Confrade A.C.'s Maurício Toledo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Dário Britto managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Confrade A.C.'s Maurício Toledo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Dário Britto made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Maurício Toledo sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the match, Ramiro de Almeida dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dário Britto, 2-2. In the 67th minute, Ademir Corrêa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Mecanibais's goalkeeper Dário Britto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Confrade A.C. booed when Mecanibais was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. César de Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Dionísio in the 75th minute of play forced Confrade A.C.'s goalkeeper Percy Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Benê Britto threw the ball into play from the sideline. Confrade A.C.'s Ricardinho Bertassi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Percy Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandrinho Furlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maurício Toledo in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dário Britto saved Mecanibais from getting behind. Gino Andrade could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Dário Britto made a huge save.