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Esmeril
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Silas Lopez kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Esmeril EC's Deivid Paraíba got a free kick in the 6th minute. If Silas Lopez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vinícius do Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diguinho Fantini having to interfere. Antônio Carlos Munhoz charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antônio Carlos Munhoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Capitolio's Antônio Carlos Munhoz got a free kick in the 11th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Capitolio's zone, Frederico Valle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Castro came out of the goal and Frederico Valle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frederico Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ciro Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciro Castro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frederico Valle went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 22 minutes in the game, Frederico Valle fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ciro Castro having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléberson Santana in the 24th minute of play forced Capitolio's goalkeeper Ciro Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Valle in the 31st minute. Ciro Castro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Valle in the 37th minute. Ciro Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cléberson Santana in the 38th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cléberson Santana in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciro Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Cléberson Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Castro was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. When Esmeril EC's Cléberson Santana in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Capitolio's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 49 minutes, Cléberson Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esmeril EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cléberson Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cléberson Santana made a kick off. Ciro Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléberson Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Castro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Valle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waldir Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Castro having to interfere. Diguinho Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silas Lopez in the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Esmeril EC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardinho Marques came free, but Diguinho Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cléberson Santana in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciro Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Frederico Valle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ciro Castro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esmeril EC's Cléberson Santana got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vinícius do Valle could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Diguinho Fantini made a huge save. Frederico Valle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, Capitolio's goal looked a bit too open when Waldir Donato came free, but Ciro Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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. Esmeril EC fully deserved thier win.