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Igara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walmir Neiva kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Martelão FC's zone, Waldemar Cardozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arlindo Santos came out of the goal and Waldemar Cardozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With 5 minutes on the clock, Ulisses Vaz commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Predador's Virgílio Gonçalves got a free kick in the 10th minute. Arlindo Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Neiva in the 12th minute of the match. A collision led to Predador getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Moisés Marquez hit a great ball. In the 15th minute, Walmir Neiva made a precise shot to the right of Arlindo Santos. Martelão FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a rather tough play, Martelão FC's Jorginho Saldanha got a free kick in the 18th minute. Arlindo Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmir Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir Neiva in the 24th minute of play forced Martelão FC's goalkeeper Arlindo Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Predador's Denílson de Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Predador from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Predador's Duarte Porto got a free kick in the 35th minute. Martelão FC's Arlindo Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmir Neiva in the 40th minute of play. Arlindo Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Neiva in the 41st minute of the match. After 43 minutes Martelão FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kauan Velloso who took care of the corner kick. Duarte Porto was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dorival Fontes was the one to do the kick off. Martelão FC's Arlindo Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walmir Neiva in the 52nd minute of play. Predador were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Martelão FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kauan Velloso took the corner. If Walmir Neiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Waldemar Cardozo could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Arlindo Santos however easily saved by the left post. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Walmir Neiva sped through Martelão FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arlindo Santos. 62 minutes into the match, Martelão FC's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Neiva came free, but Arlindo Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th match minute, Predador was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duarte Porto to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 68th minute by Duarte Porto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Arlindo Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Cardozo in the 73rd minute of play. The Predador fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Predador's Waldemar Cardozo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Waldemar Cardozo might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arlindo Santos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Waldemar Cardozo ran back to his position shaking his head. Walmir Neiva who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Arlindo Santos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Walmir Neiva in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arlindo Santos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Walmir Neiva in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Arlindo Santos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Arlindo Santos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Waldemar Cardozo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 88 minute of play. With his leg Arlindo Santos managed to avoid a goal in the 93rdth minute, when Predador's Walmir Neiva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Walmir Neiva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Arlindo Santos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Martelão FC's goalkeeper Arlindo Santos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.