Martinho
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ronaldão Palmeira made the kick off which started today's match. If Rubens Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Creciuna EC's João Vítor Loyola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Creciuna EC from getting a goal against them. When Clemente Velasco fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Creciuna EC's protests and gave Clemente Velasco a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Martinho booed when Creciuna EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Martinho's Ronaldão Palmeira got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rubens Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armandinho Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. A collision led to Creciuna EC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Clemente Velasco hit a great ball. João Vítor Loyola acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 17th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Germano Fernandes. 22 minutes into the match, Martinho's Josué de Castro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Vítor Loyola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Martinho's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Costa came free, but Armandinho Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ronaldão Palmeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Vítor Loyola was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. After having played for 31 minutes, Geraldo Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Creciuna EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geraldo Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 32 minutes into the game, Carlos Eduardo Seco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Martinho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Creciuna EC the free kick. A collision led to Martinho getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Carlos Eduardo Seco hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Geraldo Costa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armandinho Mazza. Martinho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geraldo Costa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Geraldo Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armandinho Mazza having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldão Palmeira in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg João Vítor Loyola saved Creciuna EC from getting behind. After 43 played minutes Ronaldão Palmeira rounded Creciuna EC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Josué de Castro hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Júlio Saldanha was the one to do the kick off. Armandinho Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Martinho's Rubens Carvalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Vítor Loyola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Creciuna EC's João Vítor Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubens Carvalho in the 57th minute of play. Clemente Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Creciuna EC's João Vítor Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubens Carvalho in the 64th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Clemente Velasco could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Armandinho Mazza however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubens Carvalho in the 70th minute of play forced Creciuna EC's goalkeeper João Vítor Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Martinho's Rubens Carvalho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Vítor Loyola narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jano Aguiar charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jano Aguiar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Armandinho Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Saldanha, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After having played for 81 minutes, Geraldo Costa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Creciuna EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geraldo Costa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armandinho Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Saldanha in the 84th minute of the match. If Júlio Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Creciuna EC's zone, Josué de Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Vítor Loyola came out of the goal and Josué de Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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