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Estádio Beneficente
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) Jorginho da Rocha started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 4 minutes, Umberto Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beneficente SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Umberto Gerber was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Luís Fernando Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jorginho da Rocha sped through Beneficente SS's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of José Carlos Urbano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorginho da Rocha in the 12th minute of play forced Beneficente SS's goalkeeper José Carlos Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dendezeiros EC's Dagoberto Amaral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Dendezeiros EC from getting a goal against them. When Enrique Lopez came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Dendezeiros EC 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 Enrique Lopez couldn't finish the play. If Luís Fernando Leite had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Enrique Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Beneficente SS's Umberto Gerber got a free kick in the 28th minute. José Carlos Urbano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Jorginho da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Carlos Urbano was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. José Carlos Urbano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorginho da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Oswaldo Paraíba charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oswaldo Paraíba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Oswaldo Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Beneficente SS's Luís Fernando Leite slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dagoberto Amaral. That made the score 1-1 after 47 minutes of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luís Fernando Leite to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Beneficente SS's zone, Enrique Lopez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Carlos Urbano came out of the goal and Enrique Lopez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 58 minutes into the match, Beneficente SS's Luís Fernando Leite sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dagoberto Amaral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Beneficente SS getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Cristiano Leão hit a great ball. The supporters of Beneficente SS booed when Dendezeiros EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osvaldinho Figueiredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dagoberto Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Washington Guimarães, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Luís Fernando Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot. Beneficente SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Fernando Leite was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dagoberto Amaral breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dendezeiros EC's Dagoberto Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fernando Leite in the 86th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Enrique Lopez took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for José Carlos Urbano to make any attempt to save it. After 91 played minutes Dendezeiros EC got a freekick which was hit by Luisão de Brito. During the 93rd minute of the match Oswaldo Paraíba completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Oswaldo Paraíba a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Oswaldo Paraíba hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Dendezeiros EC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Dendezeiros EC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.