Carobas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adilson Vidal made the kick off which started today's match. Válbson Moura hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute of the match Ramón Brito sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Frederico Novaes skillfully saved the ball. If Bruno Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edinho Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Zézinho Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 minutes of play, Corinthians's Adilson Vidal made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zézinho Melo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 25 minutes into the game, Alfredo Valadares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Carobas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians the free kick. In the 25th match minute, Carobas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Valadares to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Melo having to interfere. Válbson Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Melo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinho Correia in the 33rd minute of play forced Carobas's goalkeeper Zézinho Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Corinthians's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Luiz de Amaral 35 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Zézinho Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Fábio Pirani struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Zézinho Melo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corinthians. Carobas's Zézinho Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edinho Correia in the 42nd minute of play. Alfredo Valadares made in the 45th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Luiz de Amaral immediately put the ball in play. Frederico Novaes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nildo Tinoco in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luiz de Amaral was the one to do the kick off. Zézinho Melo made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Bruno Martins sent off a good shot on target. Zézinho Melo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bruno Martins showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 53 minute of play. After having played for 58 minutes, Bruno Martins managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corinthians's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Martins was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fábio Pirani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Zézinho Melo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Edinho Correia 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. Edinho Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Corinthians's Edinho Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Corinthians's Edinho Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 71 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Nildo Tinoco came free, but Frederico Novaes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Adilson Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corinthians's supporters rose to their feet, but Adilson Vidal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zézinho Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 83 minutes, Silas Santos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carobas and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Carobas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silas Santos to maneuver through the defense. Edinho Correia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zézinho Melo came out and tried to block the shot, but Edinho Correia slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 86th minute. In the 91st minute, Fábio Pirani 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. In the 92nd minute, Edinho Correia 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. If Edinho Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zézinho Melo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adilson Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Corinthians could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Carobas throughout the match.
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