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Flecheira
Spectators: 7160 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Germano Varela started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Alberto de Amaral made a precise shot to the right of Sidnei Saraiva. Umbra United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 8 minutes into the game, Umbra United's Paulo Renato Perez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronaldão Andrade made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Juvenal Rezende kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. If Germano Varela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maurício Santos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 21st playminute. Juvenal Rezende 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. Germano Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ronaldão Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Germano Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The supporters of Umbra United booed when Laranjal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aloísio Antunes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ronaldão Andrade. Laranjal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Maurício Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute, Juvenal Rezende fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Sidnei Saraiva, passed just outside the right post. Sidnei Saraiva made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Maurício Santos sent off a good shot on target. 46 minutes into the match, Umbra United's Germano Varela sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldão Andrade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sidnei Saraiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Juvenal Rezende to strike the kick off in the second half. Sidnei Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurício Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Juvenal Rezende had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sidnei Saraiva. Umbra United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juvenal Rezende was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Paulo Renato Perez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ronaldão Andrade. That made the score 3-2 in the 68 minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Paulo Renato Perez could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Ronaldão Andrade however easily saved by the left post. 81 minutes into the match, Juvenal Rezende notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Umbra United's Sidnei Saraiva. Sidnei Saraiva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 84 played minutes Laranjal got a freekick which was hit by Kaká Linares. The audience was convinced that Juvenal Rezende's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sidnei Saraiva was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Juvenal Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Maurício Santos scored 5-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sidnei Saraiva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee ended the match the Laranjal players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.