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Anhandui
Spectators: 7191 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Horácio Cruz kicked off to start the match. Horácio Cruz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 8th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Júlio Antunes sped through Anhandui's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Xie Kun Fan. TORRE FORTE's Gláuber Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Cruz in the 22nd minute of play. If Edgar Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 25 minutes, Horácio Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anhandui's supporters crossed their fingers, but Horácio Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Edgar Maia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Horácio Cruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gláuber Barros having to interfere. A collision led to TORRE FORTE getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Zé Aguiar hit a great ball. Horácio Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Gláuber Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Horácio Cruz came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Anhandui 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 Horácio Cruz couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Júlio Antunes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jailson Camargo in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xie Kun Fan saved Anhandui from getting behind. Edgar Maia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gláuber Barros having to interfere. After 57 played minutes TORRE FORTE got a freekick which was hit by Zé Aguiar. Gláuber Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Jailson Camargo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Júlio Antunes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Xie Kun Fan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. TORRE FORTE's Jailson Camargo came free and shot a quick shot against goal 66 minutes in the game, fortunately Xie Kun Fan had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Jailson Camargo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Xie Kun Fan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Horácio Cruz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xie Kun Fan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Júlio Antunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Júlio Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Júlio Antunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xie Kun Fan having to interfere. Dino Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Gláuber Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredão Fonseca during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alfredão Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. A collision led to TORRE FORTE getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Zé Aguiar hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in TORRE FORTE's zone, Horácio Cruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gláuber Barros came out of the goal and Horácio Cruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.