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Corumbalina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Conrado Dias kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Malinha FC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Cearense had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabinho Loyola. Lauro Pontes's late challenge caught a Malinha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lauro Pontes helped the player get up and apologised. Marquinhos Terra kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Malinha FC's zone, Eusébio Palmeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedrinho Cearense came out of the goal and Eusébio Palmeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 19 minutes, Andrézinho Souza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Junior fresh prince fc and the Malinha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes Junior fresh prince fc got a freekick which was hit by Andrézinho Souza. Rubens Arce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Cebo in the 24th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Junior fresh prince fc's goal looked a bit too open when Tales Esteves came free, but Rubens Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Federico Cebo took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rubens Arce. Rubens Arce dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Federico Cebo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Tales Esteves notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Junior fresh prince fc's Rubens Arce. Rubens Arce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet as Conrado Dias kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedrinho Cearense. That made the score 1-2 in the 36 minute of play. Conrado Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tales Esteves stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 60 minutes, Cristiano Loureiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Malinha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano Loureiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 62nd minute Evaristo Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rubens Arce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. During the 63rd minute of the match Andrézinho Souza completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Andrézinho Souza a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Malinha FC booed when Junior fresh prince fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrézinho Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Fabinho Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eusébio Palmeira might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedrinho Cearense. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eusébio Palmeira ran back to his position shaking his head. After 76 played minutes Malinha FC got a freekick which was hit by André de Carvalho. When Fabinho Loyola came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Junior fresh prince fc 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 Fabinho Loyola couldn't finish the play. When Conrado Dias fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Junior fresh prince fc's protests and gave Conrado Dias a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Junior fresh prince fc getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Conrado Dias hit a great ball. Rubens Arce made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Federico Cebo sent off a good shot on target. In the 85th match minute, Malinha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André de Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rubinho de Azevedo during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 88 played minutes Junior fresh prince fc got a freekick which was hit by Rubinho de Azevedo. In the 91st minute, Fabinho Loyola 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. Malinha FC's Pedrinho Cearense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Palmeira in the 92nd minute of play. Eusébio Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Malinha FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.