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Match Report
Calabar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Didi Negri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antônio Carlos Secco having to interfere. Silvério Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dênis Sampaio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Fausto Gonçalves made a huge save. When Didi Negri fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Avelar EC's protests and gave Didi Negri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th minute, Didi Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Dênis Sampaio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Avelar EC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Vitório Neto hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the match, Calabar's Dênis Sampaio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fausto Gonçalves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Dênis Sampaio 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 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Avelar EC's goalkeeper Fausto Gonçalves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dênis Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Gonçalves having to interfere. Luiz de Barros's late challenge caught a Calabar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz de Barros helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, Avelar EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz de Barros to maneuver through the defense. Antônio Carlos Secco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Silvério Pereira went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Silvério Pereira to strike the kick off in the second half. When Silvério Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Avelar EC 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 Silvério Pereira couldn't finish the play. Didi Negris short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Antônio Carlos Secco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 58th minute, Silvério Pereira fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When Dênis Sampaio came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Calabar 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 Dênis Sampaio couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Avelar EC defense, Váldson Novaes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fausto Gonçalves. The Avelar EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fausto Gonçalves should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvério Pereira in the 74th minute of play forced Calabar's goalkeeper Antônio Carlos Secco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dênis Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fausto Gonçalves having to interfere. After 89 played minutes Avelar EC got a freekick which was hit by João Francisco Paiva. After 93 minutes Avelar EC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fellipe Saraiva who took care of the corner kick. Calabar's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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