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Estádio Gadelha
Spectators: 7216 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Armando da Costa started the match with the kick off. Edvaldo Diniz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Zézinho Ramalho made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Leyliño's zone, Edvaldo Diniz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zézinho Ramalho came out of the goal and Edvaldo Diniz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Leyliño's Erasmo Lopes got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Marquez in the 16th minute of play forced Gadelha SS's goalkeeper Mauro Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovani Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Marquez in the 23rd minute of play forced Gadelha SS's goalkeeper Mauro Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Armando da Costa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zézinho Ramalho. That made the score 1-0 in the 25 minute of play. Gadelha SS's Mauro Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Marquez in the 28th minute of play. Gadelha SS's Mauro Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laércio Sousa in the 32nd minute of play. Edvaldo Diniz in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zézinho Ramalho, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Giovani Marquez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With an all-out effort, Gadelha SS's Zézinho Ramalho threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alessandro Pernambucano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

The wind increased when Giovani Marquez made the kick off in the second half. Laércio Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Ferreira having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Leyliño was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcinho Zonta to maneuver through the defense. After 58 minutes of play, Gadelha SS's Edvaldo Diniz made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zézinho Ramalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Armando da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, one of Leyliño: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 Leyliño. In the 88th minute, Ismael Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giovani Marquez struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Mauro Ferreira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leyliño. Gadelha SS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.