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Arena Valentina
Spectators: 7184 (Terracing: 5390, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reginaldo Medeiros took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Tarcisio Garcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hunters Heisz's supporters rose to their feet, but Tarcisio Garcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Henrique breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarcisio Garcia in the 6th minute of play forced Valentina SC's goalkeeper Fernando Henrique to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With 12 minutes on the clock, Luís Fábio Damião commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Valentina SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hunters Heisz:s goal. After a rather tough play, Hunters Heisz's Ernani Cosme got a free kick in the 17th minute. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 19th minute, when Valentina SC's Armandinho Barral after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Pedrinho Cardoso in Hunters Heisz's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé Augusto Guedes during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hunters Heisz's Zé Augusto Guedes got a free kick in the 21st minute. If Tarcisio Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Roberto Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Pedrinho Cardoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baltazar da Rocha during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Hunters Heisz booed when Valentina SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltazar da Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Patrick Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fernando Henrique took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reginaldo Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Henrique showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reginaldo Medeiros in the 46th minute of the match. In the 48th minute, Tarcisio Garcia made a precise shot to the right of Fernando Henrique. Valentina SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patrick Branco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Reginaldo Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hunters Heisz's supporters rose to their feet, but Reginaldo Medeiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernando Henrique breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Reginaldo Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Fernando Henrique tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Hunters Heisz's Tarcisio Garcia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernando Henrique narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Reginaldo Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Fernando Henrique tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Reginaldo Medeiros in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fernando Henrique saved Valentina SC from getting behind. Tarcisio Garcia struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Fernando Henrique didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hunters Heisz. In the 75th minute Reginaldo Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Henrique saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Fernando Henrique managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Hunters Heisz's Tarcisio Garcia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 85th minute, Tarcisio Garcia 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. Zé Roberto Guimarães hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Tarcisio Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When César Penha fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valentina SC's protests and gave César Penha a yellow card for diving instead. In the 90th minute, César Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reginaldo Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the game, Zé Roberto Guimarães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valentina SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hunters Heisz the free kick. The supporters of Hunters Heisz booed when Valentina SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Roberto Guimarães didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Branco in the 99th minute of play forced Hunters Heisz's goalkeeper Pedrinho Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Hunters Heisz players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.