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Uirapuru
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedrão Mendonça started the match with the kick off. If Vivaldo Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 7th match minute, Orindiuva EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dedé Seco to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vivaldo Aparecido in the 9th minute of play forced Orindiuva EC's goalkeeper Renato Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on Uirapuru's corner Tomé Baptista fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Renato Prestes quite easily take care of the ball. Orindiuva EC's Renato Prestes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Orindiuva EC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Saldanha in the 23rd minute of play forced Uirapuru's goalkeeper Betão Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Uirapuru's Renato Prestes threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vivaldo Aparecido, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gilberto Branco struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Renato Prestes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Uirapuru. After a rather tough play, Orindiuva EC's Silas Alagoano got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrão Mendonça in the 41st minute of play forced Uirapuru's goalkeeper Betão Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Gilberto Branco reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Renato Prestes. The goal made the score 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vivaldo Aparecido was the one to do the kick off. When Durvalino da Cunha fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Orindiuva EC's protests and gave Durvalino da Cunha a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd minute, Durvalino da Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the match, Romário Donatello notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Orindiuva EC's Renato Prestes. Renato Prestes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Orindiuva EC's zone, Vivaldo Aparecido stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renato Prestes came out of the goal and Vivaldo Aparecido tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Osvaldinho Dias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Prestes having to interfere. Renato Prestes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vivaldo Aparecido in the 65th minute of the match. After 66 minutes, Toninho Furtado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Orindiuva EC and the Uirapuru players grew even worse after the yellow card. Toninho Furtado hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Donatello in the 73rd minute of play forced Orindiuva EC's goalkeeper Renato Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Vivaldo Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renato Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romário Donatello blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Renato Prestes having to make a save. Renato Prestes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Aparecido, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Renato Prestes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vivaldo Aparecido, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Renato Prestes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário Donatello in the 87th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, Orindiuva EC's goal looked a bit too open when Vivaldo Aparecido came free, but Renato Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romário Donatello fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renato Prestes having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vivaldo Aparecido in the 93rd minute of play forced Orindiuva EC's goalkeeper Renato Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 minutes of play, Uirapuru's Gilberto Branco made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Renato Prestes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Uirapuru walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.