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Ibiratinga
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ibiratinga's Luís Paulo Prado 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. 7 minutes into the match, Abelardo Bertassi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Ibiratinga's João Adolfo Lira. João Adolfo Lira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Abelardo Bertassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Prado in the 15th minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Orest Komissarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Orest Komissarov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 19thth minute of the game Luís Paulo Prado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cercadinho's Orest Komissarov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. João Adolfo Lira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abelardo Bertassi went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 29th minute, Abelardo Bertassi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cercadinho's Abelardo Bertassi got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 31 minutes, Valiente Venezian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cercadinho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valiente Venezian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 33rd minute, Luís Paulo Prado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ibiratinga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. A collision led to Ibiratinga getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Álvaro Dante hit a great ball. Geraldo Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Valiente Venezian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cercadinho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ibiratinga! Ibiratinga:s João Adolfo Lira showed great skill when he stopped Edmundo Aparecido:s penalty. João Adolfo Lira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edmundo Aparecido went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. After the first half Cercadinho were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abelardo Bertassi was the one to do the kick off. Valiente Venezian hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. João Adolfo Lira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abelardo Bertassi went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. Abelardo Bertassi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Adolfo Lira having to interfere. After 64 minutes, Geraldo Ribeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ibiratinga and the Cercadinho players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th match minute, Ibiratinga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geraldo Ribeiro to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the match, Cercadinho's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo Prado came free, but Orest Komissarov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noel Pinho during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ibiratinga getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Noel Pinho hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Prado in the 75th minute of play forced Cercadinho's goalkeeper Orest Komissarov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Abelardo Bertassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ibiratinga's Geraldo Ribeiro got his second yellow card of the match in the 84th minute. The referee ordered Geraldo Ribeiro off the ground. 86 minutes into the game, Cercadinho's Valiente Venezian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Adolfo Lira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. Luís Paulo Prado made in the 92nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Álvaro Dante. A collision led to Cercadinho getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Abelardo Bertassi hit a great ball. Cercadinho's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.