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Pereiro
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedro Luiz Rocha started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 2 minutes, André Luís de Andrade took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Luiz Zonta to make any attempt to save it. Luiz Zonta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filipe Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the game, Ipitangueiros's Inácio Bezerra nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joélson Ortiz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Fabrício Saldanha charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabrício Saldanha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ipitangueiros's Luiz Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Jacinto in the 27th minute of play. Pedro Luiz Rocha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joélson Ortiz having to interfere. After having played for 31 minutes, Eriberto de Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ipitangueiros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eriberto de Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Inácio Bezerra hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. If Pedro Luiz Rocha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Silvério de Azevedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joélson Ortiz came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Ipitangueiros's Eriberto de Sousa. But to his dismay, Eriberto de Sousa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. A collision led to Ipitangueiros getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Inácio Bezerra hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sílvio Jacinto to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Pereiro's zone, Inácio Bezerra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joélson Ortiz came out of the goal and Inácio Bezerra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joélson Ortiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luiz Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joélson Ortiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pedro Luiz Rocha's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pereiro's zone, Eriberto de Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joélson Ortiz came out of the goal and Eriberto de Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Luiz Rocha received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Joélson Ortiz came out and tried to block the shot, but Pedro Luiz Rocha slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 58th minute. If Inácio Bezerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pereiro's Joélson Ortiz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Pereiro from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oséas Martins in the 65th minute of play forced Ipitangueiros's goalkeeper Luiz Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Inácio Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joélson Ortiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joélson Ortiz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pedro Luiz Rocha showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 70 minute of play. Joélson Ortiz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Inácio Bezerra in the 74th minute. In the 80th minute, Pereiro's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Eriberto de Sousa fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After having played for 83 minutes, Inácio Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ipitangueiros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Inácio Bezerra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 85 minutes, Pedro Luiz Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ipitangueiros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedro Luiz Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Eriberto de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filipe Catarinense kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When Eriberto de Sousa fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ipitangueiros's protests and gave Eriberto de Sousa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th match minute, Ipitangueiros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto de Sousa to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Ipitangueiros could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pereiro throughout the match.