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Mangalatiba
Spectators: 7181 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thiago Matorin got the match started through his kick off. Thiago Matorin might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emerson Ramalho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thiago Matorin ran back to his position shaking his head. Mangalatiba's Tomás Pereira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean Peixoto in the 5th minute of play. Thiago Matorin struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Emerson Ramalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mangalatiba. In the 11th minute Gilvan Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Emerson Ramalho managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Mangalatiba's Thiago Matorin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 13 minutes into the match, Mangalatiba's goal looked a bit too open when Víktor Simão came free, but Tomás Pereira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Washington Prado charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Washington Prado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the Mangalatiba defense, Zé Augusto Moreira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Pereira. The Mangalatiba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Pereira should have stopped the shot. With his leg Emerson Ramalho managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Mangalatiba's Thiago Matorin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Mangalatiba's Tião Domingues got a free kick in the 28th minute. With his leg Emerson Ramalho managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Mangalatiba's Thiago Matorin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Tião Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the match, Zé Ruelas FC's goalkeeper Emerson Ramalho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thiago Matorin. 42 minutes into the match, Mangalatiba's Thiago Matorin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emerson Ramalho narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Kaká Gerber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Matorin struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Emerson Ramalho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mangalatiba. After the first half Zé Ruelas FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jean Peixoto made a kick off. Tomás Pereira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean Peixoto in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Thiago Matorin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mangalatiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Zé Camargo's late challenge caught a Zé Ruelas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Camargo helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 59 minutes, Thiago Matorin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mangalatiba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thiago Matorin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emerson Ramalho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Gilvan Ceresso 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. When Zé Augusto Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Zé Ruelas FC 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 Zé Augusto Moreira couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, Zé Ruelas FC's Tomás Pereira threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jean Peixoto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Zé Ruelas FC's zone, Thiago Matorin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emerson Ramalho came out of the goal and Thiago Matorin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 81 played minutes Mangalatiba got a freekick which was hit by Gilvan Ceresso. In the 84thth minute of the game Thiago Matorin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zé Ruelas FC's Emerson Ramalho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Thiago Matorin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mangalatiba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thiago Matorin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Zé Ruelas FC defense, Thiago Matorin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emerson Ramalho. The Zé Ruelas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emerson Ramalho should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Zé Ruelas FC's Matheus Toscano got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute Thiago Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Ramalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Pereira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean Peixoto in the 97th minute of the match. Mangalatiba walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.