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Pirapama
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4100, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Giovanni Souto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jeremias Cavalcante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandrinho Neiva having to interfere. Olavo Meira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Sandrinho Neiva made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Virados FC's zone, Giovanni Souto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nelson de Azevedo came out of the goal and Giovanni Souto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 16 minutes into the match, Banca's Giovanni Souto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nelson de Azevedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Virados FC's Chicão Quintal got a free kick in the 17th minute. Giovanni Souto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Nelson de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandrinho Neiva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Olavo Meira in the 23rd minute. Jeremias Cavalcante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Sandrinho Neiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Banca's Sandrinho Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Cavalcante in the 31st minute of play. Olavo Meira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandrinho Neiva made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Olavo Meira sent off a good shot on target. Zé Paulo Mattos's late challenge caught a Virados FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zé Paulo Mattos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Banca getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Zé Paulo Mattos hit a great ball. Giovanni Souto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olavo Meira to make the kick off. Arthur Soeiro in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nelson de Azevedo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 52nd minute, Jeremias Cavalcante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Banca were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Virados FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nando de Almeida took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Magno Travassos managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Magno Travassos during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Virados FC booed when Banca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Magno Travassos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sandrinho Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo Meira in the 60th minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Olavo Meira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Virados FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olavo Meira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Cavalcante in the 66th minute of play forced Banca's goalkeeper Sandrinho Neiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandrinho Neiva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olavo Meira in the 67th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, Banca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Paulo Mattos to maneuver through the defense. Banca's Sandrinho Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olavo Meira in the 70th minute of play. When Giovanni Souto came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Banca 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 Giovanni Souto couldn't finish the play. Banca's Arthur Soeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Virados FC's goalkeeper Nelson de Azevedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arthur Soeiro got free with Nelson de Azevedo in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arthur Soeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Nelson de Azevedo made a huge save. Arthur Soeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nelson de Azevedo having to interfere. Olavo Meira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandrinho Neiva having to interfere.