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São Januario
Spectators: 6985 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1610, VIP seats: 125) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jonas da Fonseca made the kick off which started today's match. Waldir Luz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico Butikov in the 7th minute of the match. Waldir Luz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Butikov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA's Chico Butikov in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruque's goalie prevented a goal. Chico Butikov scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Waldir Luz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 18th minute, Paulo-Henrique Guerreiro made a precise shot to the right of Waldir Luz. Uruque's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Paulo-Henrique Guerreiro's late challenge caught a Uruque's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo-Henrique Guerreiro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA's Paulo-Henrique Guerreiro got a free kick in the 21st minute. Jardel Negri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonas da Fonseca in the 22nd minute. After a rather tough play, E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA's Chico Butikov got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo-Henrique Guerreiro in the 36th minute of play forced Uruque's goalkeeper Waldir Luz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldir Luz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Butikov, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulo-Henrique Guerreiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Jonas da Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Uruque 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 Jonas da Fonseca couldn't finish the play. Waldir Luz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Paulo-Henrique Guerreiro in the 56th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA's Chico Butikov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Waldir Luz. That made the score 0-3 after 58 minutes of play. In the 63rd match minute, E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. Jardel Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo de Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Jonas da Fonseca charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonas da Fonseca the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Uruque getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Jonas da Fonseca hit a great ball. In the 71st minute Beto Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jardel Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo-Henrique Guerreiro came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Waldir Luz could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA's Ciro Ferraz got a free kick in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Uruque's Eduardo de Amorim broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas da Fonseca in the 81st minute of play forced E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA's goalkeeper Jardel Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA's Geovânio da Silva got a free kick in the 81st minute. 84 minutes into the game, Uruque's Jonas da Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jardel Negri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Jardel Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas da Fonseca in the 90th minute of play. During the 94th minute of the match Jonas da Fonseca completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Jonas da Fonseca a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 94th match minute, Uruque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas da Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Although Uruque had been in control for most of the match, E.C NOVA UNIÃO LTDA still came away with the win.