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Estádio Imbirituba
Spectators: 7243 (Terracing: 5433, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Donato Abreu made the kick off which started today's match. Gildo Saraiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorginho Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noel dos Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Gildo Saraiva made a huge save. A collision led to Ajax getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Bernardo Prata hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Jorginho Falcão's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gildo Saraiva was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When Zé Paulo Negri fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ajax's protests and gave Zé Paulo Negri a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ajax getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Zé Paulo Negri hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Poa Zna Leste's Juan Aguiar broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Jorginho Falcão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gildo Saraiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorginho Falcão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Abreu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noel dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Saraiva having to interfere. Jorginho Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noel dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ajax's Gildo Saraiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho Falcão in the 46th minute of play. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jorginho Falcão to strike the kick off in the second half. Donato Abreu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Perivaldo Toledo having to interfere. Ajax's Gildo Saraiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorginho Falcão in the 54th minute of play. During the 54th minute of the match Zé Paulo Negri completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zé Paulo Negri a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Zé Paulo Negri hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. If Noel dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ajax getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kiko Tinoco hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the game, Poa Zna Leste's Jorginho Falcão nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gildo Saraiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Noel dos Santos might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gildo Saraiva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Noel dos Santos ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Poa Zna Leste booed when Ajax was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kiko Tinoco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gildo Saraiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorginho Falcão in the 75th minute of play. Noel dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gildo Saraiva having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Jorginho Falcão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Poa Zna Leste fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nilson Barbosa hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ivo Linares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 91 minutes, Laércio Ramos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Poa Zna Leste and the Ajax players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Poa Zna Leste's Laércio Ramos got a free kick in the 91st minute. Jorginho Falcão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.