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Match Report
Itaji
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Tony Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pedro Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 9 minutes, Abelardo Dias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Buritama FC and the Itaji SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Buritama FC's Abelardo Dias got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itaji SC's goalkeeper Gualter Machado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tony Martinez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laércio Toscano in the 14th minute. With a little luck, Buritama FC's Tony Martinez got control of the ball when Laércio Toscano tried to sneak it across the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Itaji SC's goal looked a bit too open when Jano Matorin came free, but Gualter Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Felipe Zanette fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Itaji SC's protests and gave Felipe Zanette a yellow card for diving instead. Abelardo Dias was shown his second yellow card after 33 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Buritama FC's Abelardo Dias got a free kick in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, Itaji SC's Zé Pedro Duarte got a free kick in the 35th minute. 0-1 became the score in the 38th minute when Jano Matorin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Buritama FC's Jano Matorin got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Buritama FC's Alexandre Ribeiro got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the match, Buritama FC's goal looked a bit too open when Róbson Rodrigues came free, but Tony Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Buritama FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The wind increased when Tonhão Martinez made the kick off in the second half. Jano Matorin was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 58 minutes into the match, Itaji SC's Laércio Toscano sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tony Martinez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. João Pedro Nunes kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. A collision led to Buritama FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Luiz Saraiva hit a great ball. Tony Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laércio Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Wang Ang Chao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Laércio Toscano made a precise shot to the right of Tony Martinez. Buritama FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 74th play minutes Jano Matorin shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Gualter Machado and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itaji SC's goalkeeper Gualter Machado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Itaji SC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Jano Matorin 86 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Itaji SC's Gualter Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tonhão Martinez in the 90th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tonhão Martinez got free with Gualter Machado in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.
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