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Barreto FC
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 110) Afonso Silva started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Mutantes Esporte Clube's zone, Manuel Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anísio Pontes came out of the goal and Manuel Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 12th minute, Mutantes Esporte Clube's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Claudinho Santos fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Narciso Corrêa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute, Afonso Silva made a precise shot to the right of Dedê Melo. Barreto F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 27 played minutes Mutantes Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Vinícius Moura. Mutantes Esporte Clube's Afonso Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anísio Pontes having to interfere. Manuel Gonçalves might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anísio Pontes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Gonçalves ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Gonçalves was the one to do the kick off. Narciso Corrêa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Anísio Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mutantes Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Anísio Pontes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, Barreto F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Silva came free, but Dedê Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Décio da Silveira got free with Dedê Melo in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mutantes Esporte Clube's Anísio Pontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Gonçalves in the 65th minute of play. Narciso Corrêa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Anísio Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Manuel Gonçalves came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Barreto F.C. 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 Manuel Gonçalves couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute of the match Valdomiro do Nascimento sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anísio Pontes skillfully saved the ball. Manuel Gonçalves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anísio Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Gonçalves in the 83rd minute of the match. Anísio Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Gonçalves in the 85th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé Augusto Cordeiro during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Narciso Corrêa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anísio Pontes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Décio da Silveira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Dedê Melo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The Barreto F.C. manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Mutantes Esporte Clube to win.