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Holandês Voador
Spectators: 7312 (Terracing: 5485, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 145) Vágner Torres made the kick off and thus started the match. Pedrão Sá showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vágner Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Pedrão Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vágner Torres in the 15th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes Os Mal Falado got a freekick which was hit by Oswaldo Linhares. After having played for 19 minutes, Flavinho Cavalcante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Os Mal Falado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Flavinho Cavalcante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Vágner Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independente's supporters rose to their feet, but Vágner Torres was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedrão Sá breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oswaldo Linhares hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the match, Vágner Torres notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Os Mal Falado's Pedrão Sá. Pedrão Sá was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fred Pitta's late challenge caught a Os Mal Falado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fred Pitta helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Os Mal Falado booed when Independente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fred Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Fred Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adilson Damião might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luciano Magalhães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adilson Damião ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedrão Sá made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Dorival Duarte sent off a good shot on target. Luciano Magalhães didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavinho Cavalcante went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 39 minutes, Flávio Simões mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Independente and the Os Mal Falado players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Os Mal Falado booed when Independente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flávio Simões didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Mandrak's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Luciano Magalhães - 1-3 was put on the score board in the 40th minute. Pedrão Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vágner Torres in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Adilson Damião managed to get in a good position for a shot. Os Mal Falado's supporters rose to their feet, but Adilson Damião was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luciano Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dorival Duarte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedrão Sá having to interfere. José Paulo Vaz kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Dorival Duarte struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Pedrão Sá didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Independente. Pedrão Sá took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vágner Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Vágner Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedrão Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavinho Cavalcante's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luciano Magalhães read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Flavinho Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vágner Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.