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Estádio Tupaceretan
Spectators: 7107 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1523, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diego Salles made the kick off which started today's match. Iguatu FC's Reginaldo Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Simão in the 6th minute of play. Pedrinho Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the game, Erivaldo Simão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. São Gaffo Futebol Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iguatu FC the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Sérgio da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. São Gaffo Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Sérgio da Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reginaldo Ferraz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Erivaldo Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iguatu FC's Reginaldo Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquinho Mineiro in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes in the game, Fiori Soares fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Reginaldo Ferraz having to interfere. Reginaldo Ferraz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erivaldo Simão in the 23rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Fernando Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iguatu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilson Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 28th minute, Léo Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Iguatu FC's goalkeeper Reginaldo Ferraz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fiori Soares. In the 32nd minute, São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Erivaldo Simão dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. If Erivaldo Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, Iguatu FC's goalkeeper Reginaldo Ferraz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erivaldo Simão. Fiori Soares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reginaldo Ferraz having to interfere. Reginaldo Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquinho Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reginaldo Ferraz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erivaldo Simão in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Chiquinho Mineiro got a free kick in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Erivaldo Simão got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erivaldo Simão to make the kick off. When Sérgio da Silva came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the São Gaffo Futebol Clube 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 Sérgio da Silva couldn't finish the play. Reginaldo Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erivaldo Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erivaldo Simão in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reginaldo Ferraz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Reginaldo Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fiori Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 70th minute Sérgio da Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reginaldo Ferraz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caio Trigo hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Erivaldo Simão in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Iguatu FC's goalie prevented a goal. Iguatu FC's Reginaldo Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erivaldo Simão in the 78th minute of play. Fiori Soares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Reginaldo Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Fiori Soares notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Iguatu FC's Reginaldo Ferraz. Reginaldo Ferraz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 86 minutes into the game, Erivaldo Simão cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Reginaldo Ferraz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erivaldo Simão in the 91st minute of play forced Iguatu FC's goalkeeper Reginaldo Ferraz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. São Gaffo Futebol Clube fully deserved thier win.