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Guerem
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gláuber Vinhas got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Kiko Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Raúl Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovânio Romero in the 5th minute of play. Raúl Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Catalao's Raúl Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovânio Romero in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Catalao's João Augusto Damião sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilmar Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Raúl Carvalho was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Amílton Nogueira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Amílton Nogueira really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Telmo Bueno could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Raúl Carvalho however easily saved by the left post. In the 27th minute, Guerem's Geovânio Romero ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Raúl Carvalho. Raúl Carvalho yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Catalao's zone, Ademar de Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raúl Carvalho came out of the goal and Ademar de Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernandão Leão's late challenge caught a Catalao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernandão Leão helped the player get up and apologised. João Augusto Damião walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Catalao's Raúl Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Catalao from getting a goal against them. 47 minutes into the match, Catalao's goalkeeper Raúl Carvalho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ademar de Sousa. Catalao's Raúl Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovânio Romero in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Augusto Damião to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the game, Geovânio Romero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Raúl Carvalho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Raúl Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gláuber Vinhas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raúl Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Telmo Bueno, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Paulo José Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raúl Carvalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amílton Nogueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raúl Carvalho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gláuber Vinhas in the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of Catalao booed when Guerem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinho Cerezo didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by João Augusto Damião from long distance, 77 minutes into the match, got Gilmar Dantas's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Catalao's Raúl Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amílton Nogueira in the 82nd minute of play. Catalao's Raúl Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Telmo Bueno in the 83rd minute of play. Amílton Nogueira took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raúl Carvalho. Raúl Carvalho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. 89 minutes into the game, Guerem's Geovânio Romero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raúl Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geovânio Romero in the 93rd minute of play forced Catalao's goalkeeper Raúl Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovânio Romero took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Raúl Carvalho. Raúl Carvalho dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. There was no doubt that Guerem were the better team. Guerem's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.