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Monsanto
Spectators: 7185 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Humberto de Castro kicked off to start the match. Dinei Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dinei Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laerte Fonseca in the 6th minute of play. Geovani Monteiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Pombal in the 8th minute of the match. Dinei Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Michel Pombal kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Ulisses Freire charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulisses Freire the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Monsanto:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Manairama:s goal. In the 24th minute there was a penalty for Manairama. João Pedro Vander stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dinei Bueno. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Humberto de Castro during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Manairama's Humberto de Castro got a free kick in the 27th minute. If Michel Pombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. João Pedro Vander hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. If Laerte Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Inácio Quintal's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Geovani Monteiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.

Humberto de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dinei Bueno having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Manairama's Humberto de Castro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dinei Bueno. Dinei Bueno yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Geovani Monteiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erivaldo de Godoi charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erivaldo de Godoi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Erivaldo de Godoi hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Manairama's zone, Inácio Quintal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Geovani Monteiro came out of the goal and Inácio Quintal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Manairama booed when Monsanto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Percival Esteves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Humberto de Castro struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Dinei Bueno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manairama. Michel Pombal hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute of the match Pedro Luiz Batista shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Geovani Monteiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 88th match minute, Manairama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raí Porto to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Humberto de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dinei Bueno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Manairama booed when Monsanto was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raúl Sampaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laerte Fonseca's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dinei Bueno firmly grabbed it by the left post. 96 minutes into the match, Manairama's goal looked a bit too open when Inácio Quintal came free, but Geovani Monteiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Manairama had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.