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Estádio Trocary
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Maurinho Arantes charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maurinho Arantes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd minute, Maurinho Arantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edu Vidal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but César Pombal made a huge save. The supporters of Cupijo booed when Trocary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Mangueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Ramiro Simão cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Duarte de Mendonça was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ramiro Simão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte de Mendonça having to interfere. After having played for 19 minutes, Ramiro Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cupijo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramiro Simão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Gustavo Araújo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duarte de Mendonça was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustavo Araújo in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duarte de Mendonça saved Trocary from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Trocary's Nelsinho Cavalcante got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute, Décio Pimenta sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Trocary's Duarte de Mendonça didn't even have to move. When Ramiro Simão came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Cupijo 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 Ramiro Simão couldn't finish the play. Cupijo's Ramiro Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gustavo Araújo in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Duarte de Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Araújo in the 33rd minute of play forced Trocary's goalkeeper Duarte de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Cupijo's Gustavo Araújo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Duarte de Mendonça made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Trocary's zone, Ramiro Simão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Duarte de Mendonça came out of the goal and Ramiro Simão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With 46 minutes on the clock, Felipe Nascimento commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 46 minutes into the game, one of Trocary:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Cupijo. Décio Pimenta stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Duarte de Mendonça. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Gustavo Araújo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duarte de Mendonça read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Ramiro Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Duarte de Mendonça tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trocary's Duarte de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Araújo in the 62nd minute of play. In the 65th minute, one of Cupijo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cupijo. Cupijo:s César Pombal showed great skill when he stopped Joaquim Ferraz:s penalty. After having played for 79 minutes, Ramiro Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cupijo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramiro Simão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Trocary's Duarte de Mendonça played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Araújo in the 81st minute of play. Ramiro Simão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Araújo in the 88th minute of play forced Trocary's goalkeeper Duarte de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gustavo Araújo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Araújo in the 91st minute of play forced Trocary's goalkeeper Duarte de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ramiro Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Luiz Gustavo Bezerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute of the match, Gustavo Araújo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Duarte de Mendonça saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 96th minute Cupijo were awarded a corner. Décio Pimenta went to the cornerflag to take it. Gustavo Araújo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 101st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.