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Jorge Silva
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nelson Pontes kicked off to start the match. If Leonel Vides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Adalberto Trancoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juvenal Baptista went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Pedro Luís Vasconcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leonel Vides kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Nelson Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Trancoso having to interfere. Leonel Vides kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Estrelado EC's Juvenal Baptista got a free kick in the 35th minute. Pedro Luís Vasconcelos might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dário Sena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pedro Luís Vasconcelos ran back to his position shaking his head. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Luís Vasconcelos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Juvenal Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adalberto Trancoso having to interfere. After having played for 54 minutes, Nelson Pontes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estrelado EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nelson Pontes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, JARDIM GUANABARA's Percival Paes got a free kick in the 64th minute. After having played for 65 minutes, Vágner Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estrelado EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vágner Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dário Sena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Luís Vasconcelos's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After 74 played minutes JARDIM GUANABARA got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Luís Vasconcelos. When Pedro Luís Vasconcelos got the opportunity to take care of a free kick, it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of bounds. Leonel Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Dário Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Estrelado EC's zone, Pedro Luís Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dário Sena came out of the goal and Pedro Luís Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Pedro Luís Vasconcelos came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the JARDIM GUANABARA 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 Pedro Luís Vasconcelos couldn't finish the play. Dário Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Vides in the 82nd minute of the match. Dário Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luís Vasconcelos in the 84th minute of the match. Dário Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luís Vasconcelos in the 88th minute of play. Nelson Pontes in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adalberto Trancoso, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 91 minutes into the game, Juvenal Baptista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estrelado EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave JARDIM GUANABARA the free kick. Leonel Vides sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Although JARDIM GUANABARA had been in control for most of the match, Estrelado EC still came away with the win.