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Gigante Esmeralda
Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joaquim Ramalho started the match with the kick off. José Paulo Silva hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Palestra Itália's Deivid Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Gustavo Neves in the 7th minute of play. Deivid Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Belmonte booed when Palestra Itália was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emílio Paraense didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Gustavo Neves, 12 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 14th minute, Juvenal Prata left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palestra Itália fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ernesto Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belmonte's supporters rose to their feet, but Ernesto Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Deivid Couto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Raúl Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Tinoco in the 19th minute of the match. Juvenal Prata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Raúl Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernesto Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Deivid Couto having to interfere. Raúl Queiroz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juvenal Prata in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute of the match, Juvenal Prata got a very nice opportunity to score, but Raúl Queiroz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Deivid Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Alagoano in the 28th minute of the match. Joaquim Ramalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Deivid Couto having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquim Ramalho in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Deivid Couto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mário Tinoco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raúl Queiroz having to interfere. Amauri Custódio's late challenge caught a Belmonte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amauri Custódio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd match minute, Palestra Itália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amauri Custódio to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Belmonte's zone, Mário Tinoco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raúl Queiroz came out of the goal and Mário Tinoco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mário Tinoco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Raúl Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

If Juvenal Prata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raúl Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juvenal Prata, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Victor Meireles during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Belmonte's Victor Meireles got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Raí da Mata, 73 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 75th minute Juvenal Prata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raúl Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juvenal Prata 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. Juvenal Prata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Belmonte's Váldson Tepedino got a free kick in the 87th minute. A collision led to Belmonte getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Gustavo Alagoano hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the game, Mário Tinoco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palestra Itália's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belmonte the free kick. In the 92nd match minute, Palestra Itália was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mário Tinoco to maneuver through the defense. If Ernesto Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Palestra Itália had played much better football throughout.