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Estádio Kroeff
Spectators: 6659 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Durval Senna made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Tricolor Paulista's zone, Olívio Motta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júlio Hoffmann came out of the goal and Olívio Motta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Délio Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rubinho de Castro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Durval Senna in the 12th minute of play forced Kroeff FC's goalkeeper Rubinho de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Carlos Eduardo Romero fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kroeff FC's protests and gave Carlos Eduardo Romero a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th match minute, Kroeff FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Eduardo Romero to maneuver through the defense. When Délio Salles came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Tricolor Paulista 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 Délio Salles couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Durval Senna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rubinho de Castro was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After 25 minutes of play, Tricolor Paulista's Durval Senna made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rubinho de Castro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Enéas Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Hoffmann having to interfere. Délio Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Rubinho de Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olívio Motta to make the kick off. Délio Salles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Rubinho de Castro made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Tricolor Paulista's zone, Enéas Carneiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júlio Hoffmann came out of the goal and Enéas Carneiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kroeff FC's goalkeeper Rubinho de Castro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Júlio Hoffmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olívio Motta in the 59th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Olívio Motta notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Tricolor Paulista's Júlio Hoffmann. Júlio Hoffmann was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 65th minute, Enéas Carneiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Kroeff FC's Rubinho de Castro got control of the ball when Délio Salles tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Délio Salles got free with Rubinho de Castro in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Kroeff FC booed when Tricolor Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovani Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 minutes of play, Kroeff FC's Olívio Motta made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Júlio Hoffmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 80 played minutes Kroeff FC got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Eduardo Romero. 82 minutes into the match, Kroeff FC's goalkeeper Rubinho de Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Délio Salles. 88 minutes into the match, Kroeff FC's goal looked a bit too open when Durval Senna came free, but Rubinho de Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tricolor Paulista's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.