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SEXTA-FEIRA 13
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afonsinho Tinoco kicked off to start the match. In the 2ndth minute of the game Doriva Tinoco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gigante's Erik Pontes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrique Madureira in the 4th minute of play forced Os Trezes's goalkeeper Emerson Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Doni Paiva fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gigante's protests and gave Doni Paiva a yellow card for diving instead. Gigante's Erik Pontes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Tinoco in the 6th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Téo Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Os Trezes's supporters rose to their feet, but Téo Barreto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erik Pontes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Téo Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gigante's Henrique Madureira got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doriva Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Henrique Madureira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emerson Pereira was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. When Henrique Madureira came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Gigante 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 Henrique Madureira couldn't finish the play. Erik Pontes made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Téo Barreto sent off a good shot on target. Emerson Pereira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afonsinho Tinoco went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Doriva Tinoco made a kick off. Henrique Madureira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Emerson Pereira made a huge save. An unexpected shot in the 54th minute by Henrique Madureira got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The supporters of Gigante booed when Os Trezes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Régis Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 61 played minutes Os Trezes got a freekick which was hit by Afonsinho Fernandez. Afonsinho Tinoco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Gigante booed when Os Trezes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel de Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Henrique Madureira came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Gigante 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 Henrique Madureira couldn't finish the play. When Afonsinho Tinoco came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Gigante 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 Afonsinho Tinoco couldn't finish the play. Erik Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Barreto in the 80th minute of the match. If Afonsinho Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gigante's goalkeeper Erik Pontes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 91 played minutes Os Trezes got a freekick which was hit by Alfredinho Britto. Henrique Madureiras short, quick shot in the 95thth minute got Emerson Pereira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Gigante eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.