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xeretinha
Spectators: 6863 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Bigorna's Gláuber do Valle started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Samuel da Rocha took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Arnaldo Valladares to make any attempt to save it. Samuel da Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 2-0 became the score in the 11th minute when Samuel da Rocha elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Paulo José Trancoso hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Evandro da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Manoel Rocha during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Bigorna's Arnaldo Valladares got control of the ball when Jano Tavares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Arnaldo Valladares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 32 played minutes Bigorna got a freekick which was hit by Evandro da Costa. When Gláuber do Valle came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Bigorna 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 Gláuber do Valle couldn't finish the play. Dráusio Dantas's late challenge caught a Bigorna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dráusio Dantas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, xeretinha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dráusio Dantas to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the match, xeretinha's goal looked a bit too open when Manoel Rocha came free, but Luís Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Evandro da Costa's late challenge caught a xeretinha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evandro da Costa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bigorna's Evandro da Costa got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute of the match Clemente Fontes sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnaldo Valladares skillfully saved the ball. If Evandro da Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Samuel da Rocha made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Bigorna's goal looked a bit too open when Jano Tavares came free, but Arnaldo Valladares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 52nd minute, Paulo José Trancoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute, Clemente Fontes 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. In the 60thth minute of the game Jano Tavares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bigorna's Arnaldo Valladares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Bigorna's goal looked a bit too open when Wilson Seco came free, but Arnaldo Valladares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gláuber do Valle in the 66th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in xeretinha's zone, Evandro da Costa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Machado came out of the goal and Evandro da Costa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Jano Tavares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnaldo Valladares was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Gláuber do Valle hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Manoel Rocha was shown his second yellow card after 79 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 79th match minute, Bigorna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manoel Rocha to maneuver through the defense. When Wilson Seco came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the xeretinha 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 Wilson Seco couldn't finish the play. Bigorna's Arnaldo Valladares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jano Tavares in the 83rd minute of play. Samuel da Rocha succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. Arnaldo Valladares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 92 minutes, Claudinei Diniz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bigorna and the xeretinha players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th minute, Evandro da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. xeretinha walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.