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Umbara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Afonso Brodel got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rogério Coutinho in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cafu Trigo saved Umbara AD from getting behind. If Claudinho Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 6 played minutes Anhandui AD got a freekick which was hit by Zé Carlos Motta. In the 12thth minute of the game Rogério Coutinho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Umbara AD's Cafu Trigo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudinho Linhares got free with Amadeu Oliveira in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cafu Trigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbyszko Jaszcz, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. When Rogério Coutinho came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Anhandui AD 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 Rogério Coutinho couldn't finish the play. 29 minutes into the match, Umbara AD's goal looked a bit too open when Osvaldinho Couto came free, but Cafu Trigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelinho da Rocha hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Rogério Coutinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cafu Trigo was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 32nd minute Zbyszko Jaszcz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cafu Trigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rogério Coutinho in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cafu Trigo saved Umbara AD from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Brodel in the 36th minute of play forced Anhandui AD's goalkeeper Amadeu Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cafu Trigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the game, Anhandui AD's Rogério Coutinho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cafu Trigo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rogério Coutinho was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Umbara AD's Cafu Trigo got control of the ball when Zbyszko Jaszcz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Afonso Brodel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Zbyszko Jaszcz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Claudinho Linhares 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 62 played minutes Umbara AD got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Gustavo Esteves. Amadeu Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Afonso Brodel notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Anhandui AD's Amadeu Oliveira. Amadeu Oliveira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rogério Coutinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Cafu Trigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Umbara AD's Cafu Trigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Motta in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Linhares in the 78th minute of play forced Anhandui AD's goalkeeper Amadeu Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcelinho da Rocha's late challenge caught a Anhandui AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marcelinho da Rocha helped the player get up and apologised. Cafu Trigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldinho Couto in the 83rd minute of the match. Cafu Trigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbyszko Jaszcz in the 84th minute of play. When Rogério Coutinho came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Anhandui AD 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 Rogério Coutinho couldn't finish the play. In the 89th match minute, Anhandui AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano de Godoy to maneuver through the defense. Marcelinho da Rocha was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Marcelinho da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After 96 minutes, João Augusto de Mendonça mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Umbara AD and the Anhandui AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th match minute, Umbara AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Augusto de Mendonça to maneuver through the defense.