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Toca Da Raposa 3
Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Joaquim Abreu made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Ronnie Elliott sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronnie Elliott got free with Joaquim Abreu in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 10 minutes of play, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ronnie Elliott made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquim Abreu was left in no man's land by his defense there! 19 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Tiago Gabriel Dias came free, but Joel Passos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Ronnie Elliott got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Toritama's goalkeeper Joaquim Abreu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joel Passos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Perivaldo Teixeira went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 32 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Perivaldo Teixeira came free, but Joel Passos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Passos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldão Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Renatinho Baiano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joel Passos. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Renatinho Baiano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Ronnie Elliott fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Abreu having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ronnie Elliott to make the kick off. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Joel Passos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. Joel Passos was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Tiago Gabriel Dias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tiago Gabriel Dias really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Toritama's Joaquim Abreu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronnie Elliott in the 59th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ronnie Elliott's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquim Abreu was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. If Edvaldo de Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquim Abreu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edvaldo de Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dito Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Joaquim Abreu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronnie Elliott in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Tiago Gabriel Dias dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joel Passos, 1-4. After a rather tough play, Toritama's Renatinho Baiano got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Ronnie Elliott had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 叶枫峰 charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 叶枫峰 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Renatinho Baiano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Joel Passos made a huge save. The Toritama supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Toritama would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.