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Estádio Picolino
Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) PICOLINO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Luís Paulo Rossi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sérgio Branco charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sérgio Branco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 4 minutes into the match, Luís Paulo Rossi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Albertinho Andrade, 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, PICOLINO FUTEBOL CLUBE's goal looked a bit too open when Válter Santana came free, but Armando Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute, Marcel Leal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PICOLINO FUTEBOL CLUBE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Armando Barbosa came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by Manica's Válter Santana. But to his dismay, Válter Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Noel Rocha charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noel Rocha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes Manica got a freekick which was hit by Noel Rocha. If Válter Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, PICOLINO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Inácio Toscano got a free kick in the 29th minute. After a rather tough play, PICOLINO FUTEBOL CLUBE's Inácio Toscano got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With a little luck, Manica's Albertinho Andrade got control of the ball when Luís Paulo Rossi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luís Paulo Rossis short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Albertinho Andrade to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Manica's Albertinho Andrade played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Odén in the 37th minute of play. Armando Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel Rocha in the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Manica's goalkeeper Albertinho Andrade, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot 46 in the game by Luís Paulo Rossi from a close distance when the talented Albertinho Andrade managed to make a qualified save. Manica's players were relieved. Albertinho Andrade made an important save on a dangerous shot by Inácio Toscano in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Válter Santana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Manica defense, Luís Paulo Rossi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albertinho Andrade. The Manica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albertinho Andrade should have stopped the shot. Luís Paulo Rossi scored 5-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Albertinho Andrade, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Dorian Eger scored 5-2 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armando Barbosa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of PICOLINO FUTEBOL CLUBE booed when Manica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Capixaba didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Luís Paulo Rossi notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of Manica's Albertinho Andrade. Albertinho Andrade was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dorian Eger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Armando Barbosa made a huge save. Luís Paulo Rossi might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Albertinho Andrade. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luís Paulo Rossi ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Luís Paulo Rossi put it in 7-2 from a short distance just to the right of Albertinho Andrade. 7-3 became the score in the 87th minute when Dorian Eger elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 8-3 when Luís Paulo Rossi sped through Manica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Albertinho Andrade.