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Estádio Itachama
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vito Munhoz started the match with the kick off. After 5 played minutes Tangente FC got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Gustavo Souza. Dário Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geraldo Brodel having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tangente FC's Luiz Gustavo Souza got a free kick in the 12th minute. Dário Amarals short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Geraldo Brodel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Real Pocotó City's Vito Munhoz got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Geraldo Brodel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dário Amaral in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Dário Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Pocotó City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Almir Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geraldo Brodel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vito Munhoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Geraldo Brodel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dário Amaral in the 42nd minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luiz Gustavo Trigo made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vito Munhoz in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geraldo Brodel saved Tangente FC from getting behind. In the 57th minute Vito Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Brodel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dário Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tangente FC's goalkeeper Geraldo Brodel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Real Pocotó City's Dário Amaral in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tangente FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Dário Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geraldo Brodel was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Luiz Gustavo Trigo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tangente FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luiz Gustavo Trigo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredinho Silveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 71 minutes into the match, Real Pocotó City's Vito Munhoz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geraldo Brodel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Pocotó City's goalkeeper Alfredinho Silveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Vito Munhoz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geraldo Brodel was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. Geraldo Brodel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dário Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. If Vito Munhoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Real Pocotó City's Dário Amaral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geraldo Brodel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Vito Munhoz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Amaral in the 93rd minute of play forced Tangente FC's goalkeeper Geraldo Brodel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 played minutes Real Pocotó City got a freekick which was hit by Giovani Cabral. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tangente FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Real Pocotó City.