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Trocari
Spectators: 7236 (Terracing: 5429, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Reginaldo Andrade made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Reginaldo Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dorival Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Neiva's late challenge caught a Imperial FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Neiva helped the player get up and apologised. After 4 played minutes Trocari got a freekick which was hit by João Neiva. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Reginaldo Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imperial FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Reginaldo Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dorival Nóbrega breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 8 played minutes Trocari got a freekick which was hit by Valdomiro Matos. A collision led to Imperial FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. João Pedro Favoretto hit a great ball. Matheus Paiva struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Dorival Nóbrega didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Imperial FC. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matheus Paiva in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dorival Nóbrega prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 20 played minutes Imperial FC got a freekick which was hit by Benê Mello. Valdo de Moraes, 21 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. João Neiva got his second yellow card in the match during the 22nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 23 played minutes Trocari got a freekick which was hit by João Neiva. Humberto Furlan hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Reginaldo Andrade left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imperial FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After having played for 28 minutes, Matheus Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Imperial FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matheus Paiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Reginaldo Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorival Nóbrega having to interfere. Claudinei Trancoso hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Reginaldo Andrade succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Matheus Paiva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorival Nóbrega having to interfere. Silas de Medeiros charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silas de Medeiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Silas de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Reginaldo Andrade blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dorival Nóbrega having to make a save. Reginaldo Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Imperial FC's Reginaldo Andrade slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dorival Nóbrega. That made the score 0-3 after 58 minutes of play. With his leg Dorival Nóbrega managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Imperial FC's Matheus Paiva fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matheus Paiva got free with Dorival Nóbrega in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matheus Paiva got free with Dorival Nóbrega in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Humberto Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Claudinei Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Dorival Nóbrega made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Reginaldo Andrade sent off a good shot on target. Reginaldo Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dorival Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matheus Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matheus Paiva got free with Dorival Nóbrega in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the final whistle sounded Imperial FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Trocari.