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Estádio Japeri
Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5444, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when José dos Santos made the kick off which started today's match. Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan de Moraes in the 3rd minute of play. If Juan de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Espinosense F.C getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Geovânio Santos hit a great ball. Hot Rod Sports's Juan de Moraes got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Espinosense F.C getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Luiz Gustavo Rossi hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Eduardo Amaral sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Espinosense F.C's Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano didn't even have to move. 23 minutes into the match, Elder Madureira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano. Espinosense F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Elder Madureira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Filipe Mattos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan de Moraes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, José dos Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espinosense F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but José dos Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Reis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If José dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elder Madureira to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Espinosense F.C's Filipe Mattos made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Reis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Elder Madureira in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Juan de Moraes went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Madureira in the 67th minute of the match. Filipe Mattos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Reis having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Espinosense F.C's goalkeeper Luiz Eduardo Pernambucano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan de Moraes. When Filipe Mattos came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Espinosense F.C 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 Filipe Mattos couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hot Rod Sports's goalkeeper David Reis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sandro Abraão during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Espinosense F.C booed when Hot Rod Sports was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sandro Abraão didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Elder Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Espinosense F.C supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Hot Rod Sports's performance. The match ended with a win for Hot Rod Sports.