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Gigante da Beira Rio
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zé Prado got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Giovanni Pontes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dalmo Cordeiro, 1-0. Olívio Sena hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Giovanni Pontes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dalmo Cordeiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Sport Club Niquito's Ricardinho Couto suffered a sprained foot after 17 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 17 minutes into the game, Thiago Schmidt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. JUNDIAPEBA Game Over's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sport Club Niquito the free kick. After a rather tough play, JUNDIAPEBA Game Over's Thiago Schmidt got a free kick in the 18th minute. The audience was convinced that Giovanni Pontes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dalmo Cordeiro was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Giovanni Pontes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dalmo Cordeiro was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. In the 28th minute Zé Prado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Wanderson Senna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Giovanni Pontes struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Dalmo Cordeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Club Niquito. Dalmo Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Pontes in the 38th minute of play. If Duda Neiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sport Club Niquito's Giovanni Pontes in 45 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Dalmo Cordeiro guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giovanni Pontes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Duda Neiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute Zé Prado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Maia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Giovanni Pontes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sport Club Niquito's supporters rose to their feet, but Giovanni Pontes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dalmo Cordeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 63 minutes into the match, JUNDIAPEBA Game Over's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Pontes came free, but Dalmo Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fred Arruda hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Zé Prado's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alfredo Maia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. When Wanderson Senna came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the JUNDIAPEBA Game Over fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wanderson Senna couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the match, Giovanni Pontes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dalmo Cordeiro. JUNDIAPEBA Game Over's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Giovanni Pontes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Roberto Palmeira kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Giovanni Pontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, JUNDIAPEBA Game Over's goal looked a bit too open when Giovanni Pontes came free, but Dalmo Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duda Neiva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sport Club Niquito fully deserved thier win.