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Joazeirinho
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Monlevade's Matheus Vasconcelos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Monlevade from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Joazeirinho booed when Monlevade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleandro Mesquita didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Monlevade's goalkeeper Matheus Vasconcelos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Pedro Santos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséas de Alcântara in the 11th minute of play forced Monlevade's goalkeeper Matheus Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Pedro Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matheus Vasconcelos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Pedro Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Monlevade:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Joazeirinho:s goal. The referee gave Joazeirinho a penalty, 16 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Marcus Neves, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Monlevade's Matheus Vasconcelos. 1-0. In the 22nd match minute, Monlevade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fred Maia to maneuver through the defense. Joazeirinho's Oséas de Alcântara got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséas de Alcântara in the 27th minute of play forced Monlevade's goalkeeper Matheus Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oséas de Alcântara received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Matheus Vasconcelos came out and tried to block the shot, but Oséas de Alcântara slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 30th minute. In the 38th minute, José Pedro Santos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Joazeirinho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Arlindo Nóbrega hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Joazeirinho's Marcus Neves couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 47th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Monlevade. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Fred Maia made the kick off in the second half. Jaime Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséas de Alcântara in the 55th minute of play forced Monlevade's goalkeeper Matheus Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Fred Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamim Branco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celso Rosa charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celso Rosa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Oséas de Alcântara made a precise shot to the right of Matheus Vasconcelos. Monlevade's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Matheus Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Pedro Santos in the 70th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Jaime Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Monlevade's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Barros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamim Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 76 minutes, Falcão de Andrade mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Joazeirinho and the Monlevade players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Monlevade booed when Joazeirinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falcão de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Monlevade's Matheus Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedro Santos in the 79th minute of play. If José Pedro Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joazeirinho's Oséas de Alcântara got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oséas de Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. José Pedro Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matheus Vasconcelos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Pedro Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Adolfo Pimenta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Monlevade's supporters rose to their feet, but Adolfo Pimenta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamim Branco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joazeirinho's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.