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Canhoba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dedê Medeiros got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Dedê Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Canhoba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dedê Medeiros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Gruna's Beto Vides got control of the ball when Dedê Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Diamantino Quirino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Canhoba's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gruna the free kick. In the 10th minute, one of Canhoba:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Canhoba. The referee gave Gruna a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Raimundo Tasso, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Canhoba's Luiz Guilherme Cearense. 0-1. Canhoba's Luiz Guilherme Cearense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Eger in the 17th minute of play. Luiz Guilherme Cearense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Eger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dedê Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beto Vides having to interfere. Luiz Guilherme Cearense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agnaldo Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beto Vides stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bernardinho Guerra's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Agnaldo Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Guilherme Cearense having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Álvaro Eger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Beto Vides didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Canhoba's Belmiro Rosa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Canhoba's Luiz Guilherme Cearense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnaldo Sena in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Eger in the 46th minute of play forced Canhoba's goalkeeper Luiz Guilherme Cearense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Álvaro Eger made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Bernardinho Guerra made a precise shot to the right of Beto Vides. Gruna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. If Agnaldo Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Beto Vides showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vágner Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Canhoba's Luiz Guilherme Cearense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Álvaro Eger in the 65th minute of play. Belmiro Rosa scored 3-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Beto Vides, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 78th match minute, Canhoba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Moraes to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardinho Guerra in the 80th minute of play forced Gruna's goalkeeper Beto Vides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Bernardinho Guerra made a precise shot to the right of Beto Vides. Gruna's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gruna's goalkeeper Beto Vides, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luiz Messias kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Canhoba walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.