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Estádio Pançudão
Spectators: 7364 (Terracing: 5524, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 147) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leopoldo Berger got the match started through his kick off. Zico Beckenbauer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Berger in the 14th minute of the match. Yan de Amarals short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Zico Beckenbauer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 23rd minute, Leopoldo Berger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Desportiva Unida fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 29th minute, Yan de Amaral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zico Beckenbauer was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Leopoldo Berger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leopoldo Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Yan de Amarals short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Zico Beckenbauer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marquinhos Romero during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Jandiritiua getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Marquinhos Romero hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo dos Santos to make the kick off. If Leopoldo Berger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yan de Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zico Beckenbauer having to interfere. Norberto Negri came free with the goalkeeper in the 65th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jacinto Paraense could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, Desportiva Unida's Frank de Queirós got a free kick in the 66th minute. Alfredo dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Paraense having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yan de Amaral in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zico Beckenbauer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zico Beckenbauer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan de Amaral in the 75th minute of the match. After 81 minutes, Kléberson Trigo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jandiritiua and the Desportiva Unida players grew even worse after the yellow card. 90 minutes into the match, Jandiritiua's goal looked a bit too open when Yan de Amaral came free, but Zico Beckenbauer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Yan de Amaral came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Desportiva Unida 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 Yan de Amaral couldn't finish the play. Desportiva Unida walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.