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Manibu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Saulo Futebol Clube 39-XX's João Francisco da Silveira 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. After a defensive mix-up in Saulo Futebol Clube 39-XX's zone, Ramón Marquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duda Neto came out of the goal and Ramón Marquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramón Marquez in the 13th minute of play forced Saulo Futebol Clube 39-XX's goalkeeper Duda Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Francisco da Silveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Teodoro Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ramón Marquez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duda Neto was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. If Teodoro Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Teodoro Soares could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Duda Neto however easily saved by the left post. Duda Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramón Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Saulo Futebol Clube 39-XX fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! Ramón Marquez struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Duda Neto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manibu. In the 44th minute, Teodoro Soares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manibu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramón Marquez to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute João Francisco da Silveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodoro Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Francisco da Silveira in the 59th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Manibu's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tião do Valle fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ramón Marquez struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Duda Neto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manibu. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ismael Salles during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd minute of the match Gino Cunha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Duda Neto skillfully saved the ball. Ramón Marquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duda Neto having to interfere. Tião do Valle in the 82ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Teodoro Cordeiro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Ramón Marquez put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Duda Neto. In the 90thth minute of the game Aloísio de Godoi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saulo Futebol Clube 39-XX's Duda Neto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 92 minutes into the game, Ramón Marquez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Duda Neto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Manibu fully deserved thier win.