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Match Report
Arius
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manoel Penha kicked off to start the match. Sidnei Ferreira made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Frédson Alvarenga sent off a good shot on target. Paulo José do Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Germano Almeida in the 9th minute of the match. Manoel Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Sidnei Ferreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Imaculada getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Oséas Negri hit a great ball. If Manoel Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the game, Germano Almeida cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Paulo José do Valle was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manoel Penha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute Manoel Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sidnei Ferreira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Arius booed when Imaculada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oséas Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd of the match, Manoel Penha tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Sidnei Ferreira got in the way and made a wonderful save. With a little luck, Imaculada's Sidnei Ferreira got control of the ball when Frédson Alvarenga tried to sneak it across the goal line. José Carlos Medeiros's late challenge caught a Arius's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Carlos Medeiros helped the player get up and apologised. Imaculada's Sidnei Ferreira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manoel Penha in the 41st minute of play. If Manoel Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Germano Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teodoro Araújo made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Manoel Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arius's supporters rose to their feet, but Manoel Penha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sidnei Ferreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manoel Penha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sidnei Ferreira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. When Frédson Alvarenga came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Arius 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 Frédson Alvarenga couldn't finish the play. When Manoel Penha came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Arius 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 Manoel Penha couldn't finish the play. 67 minutes into the match, Frédson Alvarenga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sidnei Ferreira. Imaculada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frédson Alvarenga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Germano Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th match minute, Arius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manolo Freitas to maneuver through the defense. If Germano Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sidnei Ferreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frédson Alvarenga, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute, Bebeto Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo José do Valle was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Lúcio Netto. Paulo José do Valle stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teodoro Araújo's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Manoel Penha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sidnei Ferreira having to interfere. The Imaculada players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Arius from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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