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Sirinhaem
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) 3 minutes into the game, one of Sirinhaem:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Leonel Varela hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 8th play minutes Geovânio de Souza shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Kleanthis Variamidis and just under the crossbar into goal. Kleanthis Variamidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio de Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Eriberto de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Ernesto Cearense ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kleanthis Variamidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. A hard shot 20 in the game by Elano Trigo from a close distance when the talented Pedro Paulo Pontes managed to make a qualified save. Tauatu's players were relieved. Elano Trigo struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Pedro Paulo Pontes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sirinhaem. Cesinha Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Paulo Pontes having to interfere. Kleanthis Variamidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After 28 played minutes Sirinhaem got a freekick which was hit by Eriberto de Castro. Pedro Paulo Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesinha Gonçalves in the 30th minute of the match. Elano Trigo succeeded in the game's 33rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. Geovânio de Souza charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geovânio de Souza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Geovânio de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. The supporters of Tauatu booed when Sirinhaem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel Varela didn't get a good kick on the ball. Geovânio de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kleanthis Variamidis having to interfere. After the first half Tauatu were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Belmiro Rodrigues stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 2-2 became the score in the 55th minute when Cesinha Gonçalves elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Alexandre Nogueira fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sirinhaem's protests and gave Alexandre Nogueira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Alexandre Nogueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Cesinha Gonçalves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sirinhaem's Kleanthis Variamidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Sirinhaem from getting a goal against them. 74 minutes into the game, Elano Trigo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Pedro Paulo Pontes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Cesinha Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Paulo Pontes was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. After 78 minutes, Fabrício Seco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tauatu and the Sirinhaem players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tauatu's Fabrício Seco got a free kick in the 78th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Cesinha Gonçalves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Paulo Pontes. Tauatu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesinha Gonçalves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Pedro Paulo Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesinha Gonçalves in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 89th minute Elano Trigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Paulo Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elano Trigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Paulo Pontes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesinha Gonçalves in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Elano Trigo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Paulo Pontes. Tauatu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elano Trigo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Sirinhaem's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.