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Sabara
Spectators: 6656 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) Basílio da Mata started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Basílio da Mata's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Abraão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredinho do Vale got free with Fiori Arósio in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Basílio da Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alfredinho do Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Sabara booed when Passinhos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardinho Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sabara's Cristian Abraão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cipriano Zonta in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Basílio da Mata 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. Luizão Esteves's late challenge caught a Passinhos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luizão Esteves helped the player get up and apologised. After 28 played minutes Sabara got a freekick which was hit by Luizão Esteves. 29 minutes into the match, Passinhos's Erivaldo Rossi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bernardinho Zanette in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristian Abraão prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vitório de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Cristian Abraão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vitório de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Passinhos's Vitório de Carvalho got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fiori Arósio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agostinho Baiano went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. 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 Agostinho Baiano to make the kick off. After 54 minutes, Vitório de Carvalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Passinhos and the Sabara players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Passinhos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitório de Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. Fiori Arósio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredinho do Vale in the 56th minute of play. Bernardinho Zanette got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Agostinho Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fiori Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredinho do Vale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Passinhos booed when Sabara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Vaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alfredinho do Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Luizão Esteves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fiori Arósio having to interfere. Alfredinho do Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Fiori Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredinho do Vale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Fiori Arósio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Luizão Esteves was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 83 minutes had been played. The supporters of Passinhos booed when Sabara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luizão Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alfredinho do Vale had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 91 played minutes Sabara got a freekick which was hit by Agostinho Baiano. Sabara's Cristian Abraão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Sabara from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes into the match, Sabara's goalkeeper Cristian Abraão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vitório de Carvalho. Passinhos's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.