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Monumental SESI
Spectators: 7168 (Terracing: 5378, Seating: 1648, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ricardinho Lira made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricardinho Lira during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Metropolitano SC booed when Izumi F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardinho Lira didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 3rd minute, Evandro Fernandes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edinho Macedo struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Osvaldinho Paes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Izumi F.C.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Lira in the 8th minute of play forced Metropolitano SC's goalkeeper Osvaldinho Paes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardinho Lira in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Osvaldinho Paes saved Metropolitano SC from getting behind. In the 18th minute, Luiz Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ricardinho Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Dito Quirino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osvaldinho Paes was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Fernando Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Marinho having to interfere. Izumi F.C.'s attack was well implemented in the 30th minute, but when Ricardinho Lira was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. The supporters of Metropolitano SC booed when Izumi F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Urbano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evandro Fernandes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Serginho Marinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Evandro Fernandes came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Metropolitano SC 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 Evandro Fernandes couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute, Evandro Fernandes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Evandro Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Marinho having to interfere. A collision led to Izumi F.C. getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Joel Amaral hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the match, Metropolitano SC's Evandro Fernandes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Serginho Marinho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evandro Fernandes to make the kick off. Serginho Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evandro Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Fernando Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serginho Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardinho Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Fernando Amaral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serginho Marinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ricardinho Lira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 played minutes Izumi F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Hortêncio Arruda. After 69 played minutes André Luiz Matorin shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Izumi F.C.'s Serginho Marinho to catch but André Luiz Matorin was lucky. It became 1-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Evandro Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Marinho having to interfere. After 79 minutes, Erik Perez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Metropolitano SC and the Izumi F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Erik Perez kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. When Dito Quirino came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Izumi F.C. 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 Dito Quirino couldn't finish the play. Osvaldinho Paes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardinho Lira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dito Quirino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Osvaldinho Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Dito Quirino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Osvaldinho Paes. The goal made the score 1-1. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.