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arena Unidos
Spectators: 7085 (Terracing: 5385, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maurinho Bueno made the kick off which started today's match. Claudinho Sabóia struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Silvério Cardozo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Unidos da Vila FC. Hermínio Aparecido's late challenge caught a Azambuja FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hermínio Aparecido helped the player get up and apologised. Hermínio Aparecido hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. A collision led to Unidos da Vila FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Breno de Brito hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Laércio Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tião Félix saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laércio Ceresso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Tião Félix tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Azambuja FC's Belmiro Medeiros got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laércio Ceresso in the 16th minute of play forced Unidos da Vila FC's goalkeeper Tião Félix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Maurinho Bueno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laércio Ceresso struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Tião Félix didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Azambuja FC. After a defensive mix-up in Azambuja FC's zone, Maurinho Bueno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvério Cardozo came out of the goal and Maurinho Bueno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Belmiro Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Belmiro Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tião Félix having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laércio Ceresso in the 35th minute of play forced Unidos da Vila FC's goalkeeper Tião Félix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurinho Bueno hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. After having played for 40 minutes, Laércio Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azambuja FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laércio Ceresso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Claudinho Sabóia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Belmiro Medeiros made the kick off in the second half. Silvério Cardozo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maurinho Bueno's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute, Maurinho Bueno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unidos da Vila FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurinho Bueno in the 59th minute of play forced Azambuja FC's goalkeeper Silvério Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvério Cardozo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudinho Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Unidos da Vila FC's goal looked a bit too open when Belmiro Medeiros came free, but Tião Félix reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvério Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurinho Bueno in the 74th minute of play. Belmiro Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 77 minutes, Laércio Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Azambuja FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laércio Ceresso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Laércio Ceresso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Tião Félix made a huge save. Tião Félix made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laércio Ceresso in the 92nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Unidos da Vila FC's zone, Belmiro Medeiros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tião Félix came out of the goal and Belmiro Medeiros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Unidos da Vila FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Azambuja FC for a fine match.