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ARENA BOLA VERDE
Spectators: 7216 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvério Ramos started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, São Paulo F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Donatello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nestor Proença. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Silvério Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot. BOLA VERDE FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvério Ramos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Fabiano Donatello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 13 minutes, Alfredo Mancio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BOLA VERDE FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alfredo Mancio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Albertinho de Barros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donato Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Sergipano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murilo Salgado made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by BOLA VERDE FC's Nestor Proença. Nestor Proença struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Luiz Fabiano Donatello didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BOLA VERDE FC. Donato Medeiros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dadá Sergipano in the 26th minute of the match. Waldemar Marquez's late challenge caught a BOLA VERDE FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Waldemar Marquez helped the player get up and apologised. Waldemar Marquez kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 32ndth minute of the game Cícero Azevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BOLA VERDE FC's Donato Medeiros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cícero Azevedo in the 34th minute of play forced BOLA VERDE FC's goalkeeper Donato Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donato Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Azevedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Silvério Ramos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Fabiano Donatello read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Alfredo Mancio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fabiano Donatello having to interfere. Silvério Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cícero Azevedo to make the kick off. BOLA VERDE FC's Alfredo Mancio got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 58 minutes, Geovânio Cordeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the São Paulo F.C. and the BOLA VERDE FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luiz Fabiano Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Ramos in the 60th minute of the match. Donato Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dadá Sergipano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 77 played minutes BOLA VERDE FC got a freekick which was hit by Albertinho de Barros. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dadá Sergipano got free with Donato Medeiros in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd minute, Dadá Sergipano got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Donato Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cícero Azevedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 87th minute, Alfredo Mancio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, BOLA VERDE FC's Donato Medeiros got control of the ball when Dadá Sergipano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dadá Sergipano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.