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Match Report
Pacatiba
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Pacatiba's José Pedro Donatello started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Luiz Fabiano Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Dênis Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kléber Recife fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dênis Romero having to interfere. Anderson Botelho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Pedro Donatello in the 14th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Flexeiras's Luiz Fabiano Luz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dênis Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Clemente Pires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Flexeiras's Luiz Fabiano Luz got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pacatiba's Dênis Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fabiano Luz in the 29th minute of play. Dênis Romero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Fabiano Luz's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Luiz Fabiano Luz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If José Pedro Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Luiz Fabiano Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Flexeiras's Gernando Vander got a free kick in the 50th 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 wind increased when Kléber Recife made the kick off in the second half. Dênis Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kléber Recife in the 57th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Flexeiras's corner Cléberson Queirós fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dênis Romero quite easily take care of the ball. 66 minutes into the match, José Pedro Donatello had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anderson Botelho. Flexeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Pedro Donatello was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 69th minute, Rafael Coelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 72 minutes Flexeiras's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rubens Cardoso who took care of the corner kick. Anderson Botelho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clemente Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Anderson Botelho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Flexeiras's zone, Clemente Pires stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anderson Botelho came out of the goal and Clemente Pires tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 91st minute, Kléber Recife fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Dênis Romero, passed just outside the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Telmo Montenegro during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pacatiba's Telmo Montenegro got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to Flexeiras getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. Christiano de Almeida hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubens Cardoso in the 100th minute of play forced Flexeiras's goalkeeper Anderson Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flexeiras's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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