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Arantina
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. Manuel do Valle started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute, Leonel Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Adhemar da Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Duartina 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 Adhemar da Fonseca couldn't finish the play. In the 6thth minute of the game Adhemar da Fonseca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arantina AD's Jeferson Bastos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Leonel Melo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arantina AD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Duartina the free kick. A collision led to Arantina AD getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Leonel Melo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Leal in the 10th minute of play forced Arantina AD's goalkeeper Jeferson Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonel Melo hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the game, Betão Leal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jeferson Bastos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 18th minute Betão Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeferson Bastos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Betão Leal took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeferson Bastos. Jeferson Bastos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Arantina AD's Jeferson Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão Leal in the 27th minute of play. Jeferson Bastos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar da Fonseca in the 30th minute of the match. Leonel Melo kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Betão Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Duartina's supporters rose to their feet, but Betão Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jeferson Bastos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Duartina getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Zé Carlos Urbano hit a great ball. Jeferson Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão Leal in the 41st minute of play. Claudinho de Senna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Duartina's Adhemar da Fonseca in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arantina AD's goalie prevented a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Betão Leal was the one to do the kick off. When Duartina's Adhemar da Fonseca in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arantina AD's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Betão Leal took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Jeferson Bastos to make any attempt to save it. Arantina AD's Jeferson Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dida Simão in the 63rd minute of play. Claudinei Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel do Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Arantina AD's goalkeeper Jeferson Bastos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adhemar da Fonseca. Adhemar da Fonseca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Jeferson Bastos made a huge save. Adhemar da Fonseca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Jeferson Bastos made a huge save. Claudinei Berger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinho de Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Leal in the 78th minute of play forced Arantina AD's goalkeeper Jeferson Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeferson Bastos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adhemar da Fonseca in the 83rd minute. Manuel do Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinei Berger having to interfere. Arantina AD's Jeferson Bastos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Arantina AD from getting a goal against them. When Adhemar da Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Duartina 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 Adhemar da Fonseca couldn't finish the play. Duartina's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.