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Melão
Spectators: 7184 (Terracing: 5390, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Carlos Alberto Moraes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Paraense in the 3rd minute of the match. Varginha Esporte Clube's Cristo Fero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cauã Tepedino in the 9th minute of play. Carlos Alberto Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Paraense in the 13th minute of play. When Haroldo Paraense came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Varginha Esporte Clube 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 Haroldo Paraense couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 17 in the game by Hélio Mumbach from a close distance when the talented Carlos Alberto Moraes managed to make a qualified save. EC Vitória's players were relieved. Hélio Mumbach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 22 minutes, Edmundo da Costa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the EC Vitória and the Varginha Esporte Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. Haroldo Paraense sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Haroldo Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Moraes having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Róbson Madureira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. EC Vitória's Carlos Alberto Moraes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Paraense in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, EC Vitória's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Moraes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hélio Mumbach. Carlos Alberto Moraes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Paraense in the 39th minute of play. A collision led to EC Vitória getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Edmundo da Costa hit a great ball. The supporters of Varginha Esporte Clube booed when EC Vitória was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Róbson Madureira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, EC Vitória's Durvalino Fantini got a free kick in the 47th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Benedito Mota heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hélio Mumbach to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Mumbach in the 55th minute of play forced EC Vitória's goalkeeper Carlos Alberto Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Varginha Esporte Clube booed when EC Vitória was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raúl da Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. Haroldo Paraense struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Carlos Alberto Moraes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Varginha Esporte Clube. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Hélio Mumbach sped through EC Vitória's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carlos Alberto Moraes. If Haroldo Paraense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélio Mumbach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Moraes having to interfere. After having played for 78 minutes, Haroldo Paraense managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Varginha Esporte Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haroldo Paraense was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hélio Mumbach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Moraes having to interfere. Carlos Alberto Moraes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hélio Mumbach's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Haroldo Paraense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Alberto Moraes having to interfere. Haroldo Paraense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Carlos Alberto Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91stth minute of the game Hélio Mumbach who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but EC Vitória's Carlos Alberto Moraes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Juninho Bueno's late challenge caught a Varginha Esporte Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Juninho Bueno helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Juninho Bueno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.