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Pindobacu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan da Rocha started the match with the kick off. If Edson Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Geovani Ribeiro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Geovani Ribeiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edson Saldanha in the 9th minute. Gilson Saraiva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Boguslaw Dres had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gilson Saraiva. Pindobacu FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boguslaw Dres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Edson Saldanha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Geovani Ribeiro made a huge save. 20 minutes into the match, OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's goalkeeper Geovani Ribeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maurinho Moreira. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Edson Saldanha sped through OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Geovani Ribeiro. Geovani Ribeiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guilherme da Cunha went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 30 minutes into the match, OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's goalkeeper Geovani Ribeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guilherme da Cunha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan da Rocha in the 31st minute of play forced OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's goalkeeper Geovani Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovani Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan da Rocha in the 42nd minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Boguslaw Dres was the one to do the kick off. Geovani Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Saldanha in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 59th minute, OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's Jaime Rezende ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gilson Saraiva. Gilson Saraiva yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. Geovani Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Pindobacu FC's Charles Sabóia got a free kick in the 65th minute. Boguslaw Dres struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Gilson Saraiva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OS MALA VÉIAS MZ. João Adolfo Damião sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edson Saldanha in the 70th minute of play forced OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's goalkeeper Geovani Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan da Rocha scored 4-2 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geovani Ribeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's Geovani Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson Saldanha in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute Edson Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guilherme da Cunha might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Geovani Ribeiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Guilherme da Cunha ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd minute Edson Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute Maurinho Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovani Ribeiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Adolfo Damião in the 88th minute of play forced OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's goalkeeper Geovani Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovani Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan da Rocha in the 89th minute of play. If Edson Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th minute, Jonathan da Rocha made a precise shot to the right of Geovani Ribeiro. OS MALA VÉIAS MZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. There was no doubt that Pindobacu FC were the better team. Pindobacu FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.