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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alfredo de Carvalho kicked off to start the match. S. E. Roca were furious when Inácio Neto was red carded, 3 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 2nd minute, one of S. E. Roca:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for S. E. Roca. When the match had been going on for 5 minutes, Sipeva EC's Flavinho Amorim got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ediberto Salles. Luiz de Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ediberto Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Luiz de Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Sipeva EC 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 Luiz de Medeiros couldn't finish the play. In the 17th minute, Joélson Corrêa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ediberto Salles. The goal made the score 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luiz de Medeiros got free with Ediberto Salles in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luiz de Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno de Salles scored 3-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joel Saraiva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Sipeva EC's Alfredo de Carvalho in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S. E. Roca's goalie prevented a goal. Ediberto Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo de Carvalho in the 37th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Castro during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 39 played minutes Sipeva EC got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo Castro. Ediberto Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo de Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anselmo Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Ediberto Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bruno de Salles made a kick off. A collision led to Sipeva EC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Anselmo Castro hit a great ball. Ediberto Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luiz de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Bruno de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Saraiva having to interfere. Ediberto Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo de Carvalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Ediberto Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo de Carvalho in the 80th minute of play. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind S. E. Roca's goalkeeper Ediberto Salles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Sipeva EC's zone, Bruno de Salles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Saraiva came out of the goal and Bruno de Salles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luiz de Medeiros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ediberto Salles read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Alfredo de Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, S. E. Roca's Arnaldo Saraiva got a free kick in the 94th minute. Nico Luz charged in rather forcefully in the 99th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nico Luz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. For all the effort they put into the match, the S. E. Roca players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sipeva EC.