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Pojuquinha
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tarcisio Fontes made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Edmílson Soeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Falcão Furtado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fausto da Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simão Porto took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fausto da Fonseca. Fausto da Fonseca dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. If Thiago Loyola had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fausto da Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dário Custódio in the 24th minute of the match. Fausto da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Maria Bertassi, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. When Dário Custódio came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Fenix 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 Dário Custódio couldn't finish the play. Fausto da Fonseca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dário Custódio, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Thiago Loyola had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto da Fonseca. Pojuquinha SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thiago Loyola was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Falcão Furtado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edmílson Soeiro in the 41st minute. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Thiago Loyola stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Fenix booed when Pojuquinha SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarcisio Fontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. José Maria Bertassi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Edmílson Soeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Falcão Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caio Melo in the 61st minute of the match. Falcão Furtado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarcisio Fontes in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 66th of the match, Thiago Loyola tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Fausto da Fonseca got in the way and made a wonderful save. 74 minutes into the match, Fenix's goal looked a bit too open when Edmílson Soeiro came free, but Falcão Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Eliézer Bastos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fenix's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pojuquinha SC the free kick. 78 minutes into the match, Fenix's goal looked a bit too open when Edmílson Soeiro came free, but Falcão Furtado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Pojuquinha SC's zone, José Maria Bertassi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fausto da Fonseca came out of the goal and José Maria Bertassi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Loyola in the 89th minute of play forced Pojuquinha SC's goalkeeper Fausto da Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Fenix's Fausto da Fonseca threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thiago Loyola, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 95 minutes into the match, José Maria Bertassi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto da Fonseca. Pojuquinha SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Maria Bertassi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3.