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Geroky
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dedê da Costa made the kick off and thus started the match. Rodolfo França showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dé Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Gabriel do Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Rodolfo França tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Geroky's Benjamin Melo got a free kick in the 8th minute. When Dedê da Costa came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Geroky 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 Dedê da Costa couldn't finish the play. 16 minutes into the match, Gabriel do Nascimento notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Geroky's Rodolfo França. Rodolfo França was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dedê da Costa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodolfo França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel do Nascimento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benjamin Melo hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Geroky's zone, Nestor Donato stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodolfo França came out of the goal and Nestor Donato tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Geroky getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Dênis Dante hit a great ball. Gabriel do Nascimento 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. 46 minutes into the match, Tenente's goal looked a bit too open when Dedê da Costa came free, but Thomás Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Tenente were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gabriel do Nascimento to make the kick off. Thomás Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dedê da Costa, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, André Luís Sanches hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 66 minutes into the match, Dedê da Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thomás Amorim. Tenente's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dedê da Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, Tenente's Denílson Pires got a free kick in the 80th minute. Vicente Amorim charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vicente Amorim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 84th match minute, Geroky was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Amorim to maneuver through the defense. Thomás Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dedê da Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Tenente's Gabriel do Nascimento ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rodolfo França. Rodolfo França yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.