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Taboca
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luisinho Godoi kicked off to start the match. If Clóvis Freire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elder Melo struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Caio de Queiroz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lorena. With a little luck, Lorena's Yuri Falcão got control of the ball when Guilherme Siqueira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yuri Falcão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisinho Godoi in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Taboca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Carlos Aguiar to maneuver through the defense. Caio de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davi Azevedo in the 15th minute of the match. Luisinho Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Yuri Falcão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yuri Falcão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexandre Sousa went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Elder Melo hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Lorena's Yuri Falcão got control of the ball when Alexandre Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Caio de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Melo in the 28th minute of the match. Yuri Falcão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guilherme Siqueira went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Caio de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Melo in the 35th minute of the match. If Elder Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clóvis Freire struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Caio de Queiroz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lorena. Caio de Queiroz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elder Melo's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Caio de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Melo in the 48th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elder Melo to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Taboca's goalkeeper Caio de Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elder Melo. Taboca's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Geovani Ceresso scored to the left of an out of position Caio de Queiroz, making the score, 2-1. 59 minutes into the match, Lorena's goal looked a bit too open when João Carlos Aguiar came free, but Yuri Falcão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yuri Falcão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandre Sousa in the 60th minute of the match. Yuri Falcão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisinho Godoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 played minutes, Lorena's Geovani Ceresso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Caio de Queiroz 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 Lorena reached it. Silas Marinho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio de Queiroz having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, Taboca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. When Geovani Ceresso came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Lorena 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 Geovani Ceresso couldn't finish the play. After having played for 70 minutes, Elder Melo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lorena's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elder Melo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Guilherme Siqueira charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Guilherme Siqueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Guilherme Siqueira hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Elder Melo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caio de Queiroz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elder Melo's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After a rather tough play, Taboca's João Carlos Aguiar got a free kick in the 79th minute. The supporters of Lorena booed when Taboca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Taboca booed when Lorena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elder Melo didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Elder Melo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clóvis Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Kiko Prata sped through Taboca's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Caio de Queiroz. In the 96th minute, Afonsinho da Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Lorena could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Taboca throughout the match.