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Viramao
Spectators: 6659 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luisão Marinho got the match started through his kick off. Viramao's Célio do Vale got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gilvan Leme during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gilvan Leme hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Ramalho in the 10th minute of play forced Viramao's goalkeeper Carlos das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Aníbal Ramalho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arsenal FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aníbal Ramalho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aníbal Ramalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Viramao defense, Claudinho Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos das Neves. The Viramao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos das Neves should have stopped the shot. Gilvan Leme hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Aníbal Ramalho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arsenal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 24th minute, Geraldo Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabiano Tróia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Célio do Vale in the 26th minute. Claudinho Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Carlos das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gilvan Leme was shown his second yellow card after 33 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 33rd minute, Gilvan Leme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Claudinho Sousa came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Arsenal FC 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 Claudinho Sousa couldn't finish the play. Aníbal Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Carlos das Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claudinho Sousa was the one to do the kick off. Fred Alcântara tried in the 53rd minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Carlos das Neves a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 0-3. 57 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Célio do Vale came free, but Fabiano Tróia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aníbal Ramalho got free with Carlos das Neves in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Sousa in the 61st minute of the match. Aníbal Ramalho kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute. Though ot was a great shot Viramao's keeper Carlos das Neves was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Carlos das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Sousa in the 66th minute of the match. A collision led to Arsenal FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Geraldo Proença hit a great ball. 74 minutes into the match, Arsenal FC's Claudinho Sousa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos das Neves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 76 minutes Viramao's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pedro Paulo Neiva who took care of the corner kick. Pedro Paulo Neiva made a great header on Arsenal FC's corner, it was just that Viramao's Carlos das Neves managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in Viramao's zone, Claudinho Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos das Neves came out of the goal and Claudinho Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute, Viramao's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Aníbal Ramalho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Sousa in the 88th minute of play forced Viramao's goalkeeper Carlos das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Luisão Marinho fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viramao's protests and gave Luisão Marinho a yellow card for diving instead. Luisão Marinho hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. If Aníbal Ramalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 minutes, Zé Pedro Prado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arsenal FC and the Viramao players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Zé Pedro Prado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Célio do Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Fabiano Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.