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Mirandinha
Spectators: 2300 (Terracing: 2200, Seating: 100, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Diguinho Mesquita got the match started through his kick off. Sebastião de Moraes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Fabiano Amorim in the 3rd minute. After some careless play in the Mirandinha defense, Diguinho Mesquita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arsenio Jordy. The Mirandinha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arsenio Jordy should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Mirandinha's Dinei Proença got a free kick in the 15th minute. Arsenio Jordy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho Nóbrega in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Couto in the 29th minute of play forced Mirandinha's goalkeeper Arsenio Jordy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luís Fabiano Amorims short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Sebastião de Moraes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Arsenio Jordy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diguinho Mesquita in the 33rd minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Guarei's goalkeeper Sebastião de Moraes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Fabiano Amorim. After having played for 43 minutes, Diguinho Mesquita managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guarei's supporters crossed their fingers, but Diguinho Mesquita was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Mirandinha's Dinei Proença got a free kick in the 45th minute. The audience was convinced that Diguinho Mesquita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arsenio Jordy was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luís Fabiano Amorim to strike the kick off in the second half. Arsenio Jordy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diguinho Mesquita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 played minutes Guarei got a freekick which was hit by Nilton Sousa. After 59 played minutes Mirandinha got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Fernando Brasil. Arsenio Jordy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diguinho Mesquita in the 60th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes Guarei got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Rosa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fabiano Amorim in the 62nd minute of play forced Guarei's goalkeeper Sebastião de Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fabiano Amorim in the 67th minute of play forced Guarei's goalkeeper Sebastião de Moraes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mirandinha's Arsenio Jordy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Mirandinha from getting a goal against them. André Luiz Perez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Vitinho Nóbrega succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 73rd playminute. The supporters of Guarei booed when Mirandinha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Fernando Brasil didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by André Luiz Perez in the 78th minute really tested Arsenio Jordy's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Diguinho Mesquita scored 0-4 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arsenio Jordy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luís Fabiano Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Froilan Orlan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Sebastião de Moraes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, Luís Fabiano Amorim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Sebastião de Moraes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Guarei supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Guarei would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.