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Estádio Quixobeira
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Igor Pimenta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Icarai SS's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Pimenta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Umberto Rocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valdemar de Sena charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdemar de Sena the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Valdemar de Sena hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Umberto Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick das Neves in the 15th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Vila Osasco's zone, Igor Pimenta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Umberto Rocha came out of the goal and Igor Pimenta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 21 minutes of play, Icarai SS's Patrick das Neves made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Umberto Rocha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Antônio Carlos Soeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Vila Osasco defense, Igor Pimenta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Umberto Rocha. The Vila Osasco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Umberto Rocha should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Icarai SS's Tales Linhares got control of the ball when Wilian Fonseca tried to sneak it across the goal line. Umberto Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrick das Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Icarai SS's Patrick das Neves got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 40 minutes into the game, Reinaldo Guedes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vila Osasco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Icarai SS the free kick. Reinaldo Guedes hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Umberto Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Igor Pimenta in the 43rd minute of play. Vila Osasco's Umberto Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrick das Neves in the 46th minute of play. Tales Linhares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antônio Carlos Soeiro's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Antônio Carlos Soeiro to make the kick off. Carlos Fernando Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilian Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Tales Linhares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tales Linhares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antônio Carlos Soeiro's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. A collision led to Icarai SS getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Dráuzio Nóbrega hit a great ball. Igor Pimenta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Alan Neves fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vila Osasco's protests and gave Alan Neves a yellow card for diving instead. Valdemar de Sena got his second yellow card in the match during the 71st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 72nd minute, Valdemar de Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luiz Guilherme Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Umberto Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Vila Osasco booed when Icarai SS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Márcio Novaes didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Igor Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Márcio Novaes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Umberto Rocha. Vila Osasco's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Wilian Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Icarai SS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Vila Osasco throughout the match.