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ARENA CAFÉ
Spectators: 7184 (Terracing: 5390, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Amadeu Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Aníbal da Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Célio Leão's late challenge caught a CAFÉ NO BULE FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Célio Leão helped the player get up and apologised. Célio Leão hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the game, Araia's Amadeu Rocha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aníbal da Costa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 9th minute Noel Neto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Amadeu Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aníbal da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeu Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antônio Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Reginaldo Camargo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aníbal da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeu Rocha in the 26th minute of the match. CAFÉ NO BULE FC's Aníbal da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Neto in the 27th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in CAFÉ NO BULE FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 32nd minute. Penalty! If Noel Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amadeu Rocha scored 0-3 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aníbal da Costa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Antônio Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Reginaldo Camargo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Noel Neto made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Araia's zone, Laércio Melo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reginaldo Camargo came out of the goal and Laércio Melo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Noel Neto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the game, Zé Pitta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CAFÉ NO BULE FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Araia the free kick. A collision led to CAFÉ NO BULE FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Zé Pitta hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Neto in the 65th minute of play forced CAFÉ NO BULE FC's goalkeeper Aníbal da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Célio Leão fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. A hard shot 72 in the game by Amadeu Rocha from a close distance when the talented Aníbal da Costa managed to make a qualified save. CAFÉ NO BULE FC's players were relieved. Reginaldo Camargo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antônio Arantes's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. The audience was convinced that Noel Neto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aníbal da Costa was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Noel Neto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Aníbal da Costa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amadeu Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aníbal da Costa having to interfere. If Laércio Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The CAFÉ NO BULE FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Araia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.