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Emilio Gomes
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when João Pedro Alcântara got the match started through his kick off. João Pedro Alcântara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tales Baiano having to interfere. If Nico Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dário Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamim Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Benjamim Romero notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Iraty's Dário Cordeiro. Dário Cordeiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tales Baiano made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Gugu Cosme sent off a good shot on target. In the 23rd minute Nico Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dário Cordeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dário Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Recife in the 25th minute of play. If Benjamim Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salvarano's Nico Recife got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dário Cordeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamim Romero in the 33rd minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Iraty's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Recife came free, but Dário Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute, Iraty's Marcel Tinoco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tales Baiano. Tales Baiano yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Benjamim Romero made the kick off in the second half. Tales Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gugu Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Gugu Cosme's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tales Baiano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. A collision led to Iraty getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rodriguinho Arantes hit a great ball. Salvarano's Luiz Gustavo Massa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Iraty. Iraty's Dário Cordeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Iraty from getting a goal against them. Benjamim Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Dário Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 65th match minute, Iraty was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Valladares to maneuver through the defense. Dário Cordeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamim Romero's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Benjamim Romero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Dário Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Iraty's goalkeeper Dário Cordeiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dário Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. If Benjamim Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nico Recife in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dário Cordeiro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Nico Recife could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Dário Cordeiro made a huge save. If Benjamim Romero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Salvarano's Dário Cordeiro threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Benjamim Romero, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Iraty defense, Benjamim Romero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dário Cordeiro. The Iraty fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dário Cordeiro should have stopped the shot. Dário Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamim Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Salvarano walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.