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Match Report
Fordlandia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, one of Romao:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Romao. Benjamin Lira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedrinho Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jano Saraiva having to interfere. Pedrinho Paiva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jano Saraiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Pedrinho Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jano Saraiva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Romao fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when Romao's Cássio Carneiro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jano Saraiva was a little too slow when Gualter Esteves got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 2-1. When Tiago Gabriel Terra fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Romao's protests and gave Tiago Gabriel Terra a yellow card for diving instead. Tiago Gabriel Terra hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Cássio Carneiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandrinho Martins having to interfere. Jano Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrinho Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 47thth minute of the game Pedrinho Paiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Romao's Jano Saraiva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the 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.
The wind increased when Cássio Carneiro made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Fordlandia's Antônio Meirelles nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jano Saraiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. When Pedrinho Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Fordlandia 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 Pedrinho Paiva couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedrinho Paiva in the 62nd minute of play forced Romao's goalkeeper Jano Saraiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jano Saraiva came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Fordlandia's Pedrinho Paiva. But to his dismay, Pedrinho Paiva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. In the 68thth minute of the game Pedrinho Paiva who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Romao's Jano Saraiva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jano Saraiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Jano Saraiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualter Esteves in the 77th minute of play. After 79 minutes of play, Fordlandia's Pedrinho Paiva made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jano Saraiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Pedrinho Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fordlandia were awarded a corner in the 95th minute after Romao's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kiko Cardozo took the corner. After a rather tough play, Romao's Tiago Gabriel Terra got a free kick in the 96th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Romao's zone, Kiko Cardozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jano Saraiva came out of the goal and Kiko Cardozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fordlandia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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