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Pardiuva
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marcus Melo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mateus Moura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Leonardo Pinheiro made a huge save. Mateus Leite showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinho Vander in the 10th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Melo in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leonardo Pinheiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonardo Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcus Melo in the 13th minute of the match. Marcus Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Leonardo Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Mateus Moura 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. After 21 played minutes, Pardiuva's Rafinha de Andrade shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Leonardo Pinheiro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pardiuva reached it. Pardiuva's Rafinha de Andrade couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Joffily EC. 29 minutes into the game, Fernandinho Moura was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Joffily EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pardiuva the free kick. A collision led to Joffily EC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Fernandinho Moura hit a great ball. With a little luck, Joffily EC's Leonardo Pinheiro got control of the ball when Mateus Moura tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcus Melo in the 39th minute of play forced Joffily EC's goalkeeper Leonardo Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Oswaldo Camargo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 44 minutes had been played. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Joffily EC! Rafinha de Andrade walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Mateus Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Pinheiro having to interfere. Marcus Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Leonardo Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 59 minutes, Mateus Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pardiuva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mateus Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joffily EC's Leonardo Pinheiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Melo in the 66th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Joffily EC's zone, Mateus Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Pinheiro came out of the goal and Mateus Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Acácio Cruz hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Pardiuva's Marcus Melo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Pinheiro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marcus Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcus Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonardo Pinheiro having to interfere. Pardiuva were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.