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Estádio Ramalho
Spectators: 6952 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Márcio Galvão kicked off to start the match. Mazinho Nóbrega's late challenge caught a Ramalho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mazinho Nóbrega helped the player get up and apologised. Hudson Prata could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Ciro Nogueira made a huge save. Roberto Mattos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Nogueira having to interfere. If Hudson Prata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Márcio Galvão struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. André Rezende didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Merson Concursos FC. André Rezende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Baptista in the 19th minute of the match. The goalkeeper, Ciro Nogueira, was totally fooled by Ramalho's Kaká Maia, who 31 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After a rather tough play, Ramalho's Zé Augusto Netto got a free kick in the 36th minute. The audience held their breath when Erivaldo Messias in the 38th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the André Rezende's left hand side. Márcio Galvão struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. André Rezende didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Merson Concursos FC. In the 41st minute Vicente Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Rezende saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roberto Mattos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hudson Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Nogueira having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of Merson Concursos FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ramalho:s goal. Kaká Maia shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Roberto Mattos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ciro Nogueira having to make a save. Hudson Prata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Nogueira having to interfere. Yan Capixaba's late challenge caught a Merson Concursos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yan Capixaba helped the player get up and apologised. Yan Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After 68 minutes Ramalho's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erivaldo Messias who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Merson Concursos FC's corner Erivaldo Messias fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and André Rezende quite easily take care of the ball. If Márcio Galvão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Galvão in the 74th minute of play forced Ramalho's goalkeeper André Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Ramalho's Hudson Prata nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciro Nogueira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Roberto Mattos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hudson Prata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute, Hudson Prata ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Nogueira was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 98 minutes into the match, Merson Concursos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeu Oliveira came free, but Ciro Nogueira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciro Nogueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Mattos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramalho's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.