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Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Valdir Galvão made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dé Faria in the 3rd minute of play forced Esporte Clube Zephyr's goalkeeper Vera Cabezon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esporte Clube Zephyr's Vera Cabezon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dé Faria in the 4th minute of play. Esporte Clube Zephyr's Vera Cabezon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ademir Batista in the 6th minute of play. Vera Cabezon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dé Faria's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Vânderson Dracena kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ademir Batista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vera Cabezon was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. When Vânderson Dracena fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cerejinha FC's protests and gave Vânderson Dracena a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cerejinha FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Vânderson Dracena hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cerejinha FC's zone, Valdir Galvão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hílton Guedes came out of the goal and Valdir Galvão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 22 minutes, Dé Faria made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Esporte Clube Zephyr's Vera Cabezon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 34th minute, Mané Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 45 minutes into the game, Ademir Batista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Vera Cabezon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dé Faria stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Vera Cabezon managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Cerejinha FC's Ademir Batista fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luís Fábio Sampaio's late challenge caught a Cerejinha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luís Fábio Sampaio helped the player get up and apologised. Luís Fábio Sampaio hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. If Ademir Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Vera Cabezon managed to avoid a goal in the 59thth minute, when Cerejinha FC's Ademir Batista fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Giovani Quirino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Ademir Batista left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cerejinha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Ademir Batista in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vera Cabezon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dé Faria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Vera Cabezon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vera Cabezon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dé Faria in the 84th minute of play. The long shot by João Francisco Matos in the 87th minute really tested Vera Cabezon's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of Esporte Clube Zephyr booed when Cerejinha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vânderson Dracena didn't get a good kick on the ball.