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Anhanguera
Spectators: 7281 (Terracing: 5463, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) Ediberto Pimenta started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ediberto Pimenta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ediberto Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. O.S.Imperdoavéis's Ediberto Pimenta got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Umberto Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Durvalino Pirani in the 14th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Enéas Cavalcante in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Umberto Neto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, O.S.Imperdoavéis's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luís Brito came free, but Umberto Neto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Umberto Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enéas Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Durvalino Pirani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 24th minute, Enéas Cavalcante made a precise shot to the right of Umberto Neto. O.S.Imperdoavéis's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 27 played minutes Carranca SS got a freekick which was hit by Arlindo Furtado. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ediberto Pimenta in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Betinho Amaral saved Carranca SS from getting behind. Luís Fernando Tasso charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Fernando Tasso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Carranca SS booed when O.S.Imperdoavéis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Fernando Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 32 played minutes, Carranca SS's Sílvio Luís Brito shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Umberto Neto 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 Carranca SS reached it. In the 34th minute Ediberto Pimenta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Betinho Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute Enéas Cavalcante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umberto Neto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. O.S.Imperdoavéis's Umberto Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Durvalino Pirani in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Enéas Cavalcante 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. Adalberto Ferreira charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adalberto Ferreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th minute, Adalberto Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ediberto Pimenta got free with Betinho Amaral in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Durvalino Pirani made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvério Goiano in the 52nd minute of play forced Carranca SS's goalkeeper Betinho Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. O.S.Imperdoavéis's Tony Loureiro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tomás Aparecido in the 55 minute of the game. After 57 minutes of play, O.S.Imperdoavéis's Ediberto Pimenta made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Betinho Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! 60 minutes into the match, Ediberto Pimenta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Betinho Amaral. Carranca SS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ediberto Pimenta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 65th minute, Dagoberto Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Ediberto Pimenta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Betinho Amaral was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Betinho Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ediberto Pimenta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enéas Cavalcante could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Umberto Neto made a huge save. After having played for 88 minutes, Silvério Goiano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. O.S.Imperdoavéis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvério Goiano 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 93rd minute, Ediberto Pimenta 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. Carranca SS's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.