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Chopinzinho
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. Lucas Almeida started the match with the kick off. Frederico Torres in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cristian Damião, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Frederico Torres received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Cristian Damião tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrézinho Veiga hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the game, Celsinho Valadares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chopinzinho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itaocatira the free kick. After a rather tough play, Chopinzinho's Celsinho Valadares got a free kick in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, Itaocatira's Armando Custódio got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute, Frederico Torres 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. After a rather tough play, Chopinzinho's Leandro Sena got a free kick in the 24th minute. Lucas Almeida recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Chopinzinho's Leandro Sena got a free kick in the 30th minute. Frederico Torress short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Cristian Damião to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Lucas Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucas Almeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frederico Torres's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Cristian Damião skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Celsinho Valadares made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas Almeida in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dalmo Lira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 59thth minute of the game Celsinho Valadares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Itaocatira's Cristian Damião was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 62nd minute, Frederico Torres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Damião was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frederico Torres during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 66 played minutes Chopinzinho got a freekick which was hit by Frederico Torres. In the 67th minute, Frederico Torres 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. Celsinho Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Damião made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Torres in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Valadares in the 78th minute of play forced Itaocatira's goalkeeper Cristian Damião to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Itaocatira's Luís Fabiano de Mendonça sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dalmo Lira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dalmo Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the game, Chopinzinho's Frederico Torres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Damião made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Luís Fabiano de Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Dalmo Lira made a huge save.