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Umarituba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Betão Monteiro made the kick off which started today's match. Marco Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After 11 played minutes Velocidade FC got a freekick which was hit by Frédson Xavier. José Pedro Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeferson Lopes in the 16th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes Umarituba EC got a freekick which was hit by Marcelinho Fernandes. In the 18th minute Betão Monteiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Pedro Furtado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th match minute, Velocidade FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fiori Guerra to maneuver through the defense. After 22 minutes, Percival Vargas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Velocidade FC and the Umarituba EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Velocidade FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Percival Vargas to maneuver through the defense. After 35 played minutes Velocidade FC got a freekick which was hit by Fiori Guerra. If Orlando Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 38 played minutes Velocidade FC got a freekick which was hit by Luisinho Brodel. When Hílton Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Umarituba 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 Hílton Paiva couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Orlando Cardozo took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Marco Silva to make any attempt to save it.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Orlando Cardozo to make the kick off. Mathias Martins's late challenge caught a Velocidade FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mathias Martins helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd minute, Mathias Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Orlando Cardozo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Silva was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Hílton Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Marco Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute Hílton Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fiori Guerra hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute Hílton Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 66 minutes, Orlando Cardozo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Umarituba EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Orlando Cardozo 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 defensive mix-up in Velocidade FC's zone, Hílton Paiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Silva came out of the goal and Hílton Paiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hílton Paiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hílton Paiva in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Orlando Cardozo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Silva was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. If Orlando Cardozo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Hílton Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flávio Custódio kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Velocidade FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.