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Match Report
Pacu
Spectators: 7266 (Terracing: 5451,
Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wiliam Pena took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute Genílson Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldinho Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Braga FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Juninho Carioca hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute of the match Braga FC got a corner. Pacu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Túlio Santos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gerson Veiga made a great header on Braga FC's corner, it was just that Pacu's Ronaldão Varela managed to reach the ball for a save. When Genílson Félix came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Pacu 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 Genílson Félix couldn't finish the play. If Wiliam Pena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Juninho Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dorival Messias hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, Braga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinho da Silveira came free, but Ronaldinho Melo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Genílson Félix struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Ronaldinho Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pacu. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ian Botelho to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Alexandre de Toledo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Ronaldinho Melo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 59 minutes, Wiliam Pena made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Braga FC's Ronaldinho Melo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Genílson Félix received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ronaldinho Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wiliam Pena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st match minute, Braga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armandinho Leão to maneuver through the defense. Alexandre de Toledo struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Ronaldinho Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pacu. After 78 minutes, Jardel Araújo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Braga FC and the Pacu players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Braga FC's Jardel Araújo got a free kick in the 78th minute. Ronaldinho Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre de Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Genílson Félix managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pacu's supporters rose to their feet, but Genílson Félix was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ronaldinho Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wiliam Pena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Ronaldinho Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Braga FC's Ian Botelho got a free kick in the 90th minute. If Genílson Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Fabiano Pimenta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pacu's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.
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