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Iguatu
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 70) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diego Salles made the kick off which started today's match. Reginaldo Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedrinho Medeiros in the 5th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Iguatu FC's zone, Léo Seco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reginaldo Ferraz came out of the goal and Léo Seco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th minute, Gustavo Urbano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reginaldo Ferraz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wanderson Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Erivaldo Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diego Salles charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diego Salles the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of São Gaffo Futebol Clube booed when Iguatu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erivaldo Simão scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reginaldo Ferraz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Iguatu FC's Reginaldo Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio da Silva in the 24th minute of play. São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Erivaldo Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Erivaldo Simão in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th 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 Fiori Soares in the 31st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Iguatu FC's zone, Sérgio da Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reginaldo Ferraz came out of the goal and Sérgio da Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 33 minutes into the game, São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Fiori Soares nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Reginaldo Ferraz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 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. 44 minutes into the match, Erivaldo Simão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reginaldo Ferraz. Iguatu FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erivaldo Simão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After the first half São Gaffo Futebol Clube were leading 0-3. 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 Erivaldo Simão to make the kick off. Sérgio da Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Reginaldo Ferraz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of São Gaffo Futebol Clube booed when Iguatu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Urbano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 58 played minutes, São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Wanderson Tande shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Reginaldo Ferraz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in São Gaffo Futebol Clube reached it. When Horácio Trancoso fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iguatu FC's protests and gave Horácio Trancoso a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of Iguatu FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of São Gaffo Futebol Clube:s goal. Iguatu FC:s Reginaldo Ferraz showed great skill when he stopped Wanderson Tande:s penalty. Iguatu FC's Reginaldo Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio da Silva in the 76th minute of play. São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Erivaldo Simão got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of São Gaffo Futebol Clube booed when Iguatu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Urbano didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Reginaldo Ferraz managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when São Gaffo Futebol Clube's Erivaldo Simão fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 87 played minutes Iguatu FC got a freekick which was hit by Diego Salles. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Iguatu FC! In the 99th minute, Dadá Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reginaldo Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wanderson Tande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Iguatu FC's Reginaldo Ferraz got control of the ball when Erivaldo Simão tried to sneak it across the goal line. São Gaffo Futebol Clube's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.