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Calutino
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Victor Dantas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Virgílio de Castro during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Real Pocotó City getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Virgílio de Castro hit a great ball. Alfredinho Silveira made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Nico Magalhães sent off a good shot on target. In the 14th minute Rodrigo Pereira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredinho Silveira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vivaldo Zonta went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. If Márcio Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Rodrigo Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Real Pocotó City fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rodrigo Pereira couldn't finish the play. Vivaldo Zonta who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Alfredinho Silveira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Acácio Velloso charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Acácio Velloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Real Pocotó City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Crickets FC:s goal. In the 36th minute, Nico Magalhães made a precise shot to the right of Alfredinho Silveira. Real Pocotó City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After 40 played minutes, Crickets FC's Roberto Valladares shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alfredinho Silveira came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Crickets FC reached it. When Real Pocotó City's Rodrigo Pereira in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crickets FC's goalie prevented a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Rodrigo Pereira hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Márcio Nunes in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredinho Silveira saved Real Pocotó City from getting behind. In the 61st minute of the match Roberto Valladares shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfredinho Silveira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Crickets FC's goalkeeper Igor Xavier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rodrigo Pereira. Giovani Cabral's late challenge caught a Crickets FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giovani Cabral helped the player get up and apologised. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Real Pocotó City! After some careless play in the Real Pocotó City defense, Vivaldo Zonta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredinho Silveira. The Real Pocotó City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredinho Silveira should have stopped the shot. João Francisco Tasso lost his temper 76 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 76 played minutes Real Pocotó City got a freekick which was hit by João Francisco Tasso. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Nico Magalhães managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crickets FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nico Magalhães was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredinho Silveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodrigo Pereira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 82ndth minute, Igor Xavier skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Márcio Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredinho Silveira having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Real Pocotó City's zone, Vivaldo Zonta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredinho Silveira came out of the goal and Vivaldo Zonta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rodrigo Pereiras short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Igor Xavier to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Rodrigo Pereiras short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Igor Xavier to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 91st minute of the match Roberto Valladares shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfredinho Silveira showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Crickets FC's Igor Xavier got control of the ball when Rodrigo Pereira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nico Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Real Pocotó City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Crickets FC.