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Spectators: 7109 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Greco Bardi kicked off to start the match. If Claes Magnusson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yuriduarte's Marquinhos Tróia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Yuriduarte from getting a goal against them. With his leg Marquinhos Tróia managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when ILHA COMPRIDA SP's Greco Bardi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Greco Bardi came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the ILHA COMPRIDA SP 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 Greco Bardi couldn't finish the play. When Greco Bardi, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 20 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Marquinhos Tróia was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Ciro Tavares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geovanni Rodrigues went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Geovanni Rodrigues came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Yuriduarte 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 Geovanni Rodrigues couldn't finish the play. Michel Araújo's late challenge caught a Yuriduarte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michel Araújo helped the player get up and apologised. After 35 played minutes ILHA COMPRIDA SP got a freekick which was hit by Michel Araújo. 39 minutes into the match, ILHA COMPRIDA SP's Claes Magnusson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marquinhos Tróia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in ILHA COMPRIDA SP's zone, Geovanni Rodrigues stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Tavares came out of the goal and Geovanni Rodrigues tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ILHA COMPRIDA SP's Ciro Tavares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aníbal Custódio in the 46th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aníbal Custódio to strike the kick off in the second half. Ciro Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geovanni Rodrigues in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute, Geovanni Rodrigues fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Greco Bardi struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Marquinhos Tróia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ILHA COMPRIDA SP. 68 minutes into the match, ILHA COMPRIDA SP's goal looked a bit too open when Geovanni Rodrigues came free, but Ciro Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Geovanni Rodrigues came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Yuriduarte 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 Geovanni Rodrigues couldn't finish the play. Ciro Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geovanni Rodrigues in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Greco Bardi in the 75th minute of play forced Yuriduarte's goalkeeper Marquinhos Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amauri Maranhense kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. When ILHA COMPRIDA SP's Greco Bardi in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yuriduarte's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Yuriduarte getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Serginho Cordeiro hit a great ball. Ciro Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanni Rodrigues in the 87th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geovanni Rodrigues got free with Ciro Tavares in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yuriduarte's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.