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BEST FABIO Arena
Spectators: 7250 (Terracing: 5439, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adhemar Rosado started the match with the kick off. Júlio Furlan scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luiz Eduardo Quintal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th minute, Hílton Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Júlio Furlan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adhemar Rosado might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Maranhense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adhemar Rosado ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Celeste SC's André Maranhense got control of the ball when Adhemar Rosado tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Waldir Furlan fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Celeste SC's protests and gave Waldir Furlan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Waldir Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Adhemar Rosado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Celeste SC's Lino Meira suffered a concussion after 37 minutes and had to leave the field. When Flavinho Nunes fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BEST FABIO FUTEBOL CLUBE's protests and gave Flavinho Nunes a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to BEST FABIO FUTEBOL CLUBE getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Flavinho Nunes hit a great ball. André Maranhense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhemar Rosado in the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to Celeste SC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Jeremias de Amaral hit a great ball.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Adhemar Rosado in the 59th minute of play forced Celeste SC's goalkeeper André Maranhense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Waldir Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Celeste SC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Waldir Furlan hit a great ball. In the 63rdth minute of the game Adhemar Rosado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celeste SC's André Maranhense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 64 minutes, Frank Machado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Celeste SC and the BEST FABIO FUTEBOL CLUBE players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Celeste SC got a freekick which was hit by Frank Machado. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind BEST FABIO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goalkeeper Luiz Eduardo Quintal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Júlio Furlan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luiz Eduardo Quintal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. With a little luck, BEST FABIO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Luiz Eduardo Quintal got control of the ball when Júlio Furlan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute Adhemar Rosado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geovanni Torres hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Adhemar Rosado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Maranhense was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 78 minutes into the game, Celeste SC's Júlio Furlan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Eduardo Quintal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adhemar Rosado in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg André Maranhense saved Celeste SC from getting behind. After 85 played minutes Celeste SC got a freekick which was hit by Waldir Furlan. 88 minutes into the game, Frank Abraão cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. André Maranhense was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Basílio Moreira got free with Luiz Eduardo Quintal in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Frank Abraão's late challenge caught a Celeste SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Abraão helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Celeste SC booed when BEST FABIO FUTEBOL CLUBE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Paulo de Senna hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the game, Adhemar Rosado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BEST FABIO FUTEBOL CLUBE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Celeste SC the free kick. After a rather tough play, BEST FABIO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Adhemar Rosado got a free kick in the 97th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Celeste SC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.