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JONAS DUARTE
Spectators: 270 (Terracing: 200, Seating: 70, VIP seats: 0) Anapolina's Hermínio Sena started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Giuseppe Sanches charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giuseppe Sanches the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ulisses Almeida during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Toropy getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Ulisses Almeida hit a great ball. Daniel Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulisses Almeida in the 9th minute of the match. Giuseppe Sanches kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Murillo Gaúcho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Daniel Passos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Toropy getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Erasmo Amorim hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, Toropy's goalkeeper César Araújo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Magno Freire. Hermínio Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. César Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Magno Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. César Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hermínio Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. César Araújo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Murillo Gaúcho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Passos having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Anapolina's Eurico Velasco got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Murillo Gaúcho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniel Passos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Murillo Gaúcho in the 50th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Murillo Gaúcho was the one to do the kick off. Anapolina's Daniel Passos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Murillo Gaúcho in the 58th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Magno Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot. Anapolina's supporters rose to their feet, but Magno Freire was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. César Araújo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Toropy's César Araújo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermínio Sena in the 64th minute of play. If Ulisses Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Daniel Passos successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 68th match minute, Anapolina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Tróia to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Anapolina's Magno Freire fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Hermínio Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Araújo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermínio Sena in the 75th minute of play forced Toropy's goalkeeper César Araújo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Daniel Passos throw himself and got hold of the ball when Murillo Gaúcho in the 77thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Magno Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anapolina's Daniel Passos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Anapolina from getting a goal against them. The Anapolina supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Toropy's performance. The match ended with a win for Toropy.