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Solzinho
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) In the 11th minute Ismael Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvaldo Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gonçalo Jacinto came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Erva Doce F.A. 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 Gonçalo Jacinto couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the match, Solzinho's goal looked a bit too open when Silvério de Castro came free, but Nelsinho Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvério de Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Nelsinho Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erva Doce F.A.'s Edvaldo Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Lopez in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute Silvério de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nelsinho Prata saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Silvério de Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erva Doce F.A. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Silvério de Castro took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nelsinho Prata. Nelsinho Prata dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 44 minutes into the match, Solzinho's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo das Neves came free, but Nelsinho Prata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Silvério de Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erva Doce F.A. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The wind increased when Silvério de Castro made the kick off in the second half. Edvaldo Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fábio Galvão in the 52nd minute of the match. 53 minutes into the match, Silvério de Castro notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Solzinho's Nelsinho Prata. Nelsinho Prata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leopoldo das Neves got free with Nelsinho Prata in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 59 minutes into the game, Dudu Paiva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Solzinho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Erva Doce F.A. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Solzinho's Dudu Paiva got a free kick in the 59th minute. Silvério de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 62 minutes, Silvério de Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Erva Doce F.A.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvério de Castro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Ismael Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Solzinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Ismael Lopez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edvaldo Coutinho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 65th match minute, Solzinho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Paiva to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the game, Silvério de Castro lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Nelsinho Prata. Nelsinho Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvério de Castro in the 72nd minute of play. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Erva Doce F.A.'s goalkeeper Edvaldo Coutinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nelsinho Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvério de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edvaldo Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fábio Galvão in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Erva Doce F.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Lopez came free, but Edvaldo Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, Erva Doce F.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Jacinto to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Solzinho booed when Erva Doce F.A. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonçalo Jacinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the match, Erva Doce F.A.'s goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Pinheiro came free, but Edvaldo Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Solzinho supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Erva Doce F.A.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Erva Doce F.A..