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Renascenca
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Virgílio Viana got the match started through his kick off. Kléberson Cabral's late challenge caught a Pitangueira AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kléberson Cabral helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute, Arnaldo Capixaba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgard Travassos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Haroldo Koehler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Edgard Travassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Virgílio Viana managed to get in a good position for a shot. Laranja Mecânica F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Virgílio Viana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abuzer Baysungur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Pitangueira AD booed when Laranja Mecânica F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murillo Pena didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Ricardinho Velloso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Edgard Travassos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Laranja Mecânica F. C.'s Virgílio Viana got a free kick in the 17th minute. Edgard Travassos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thiago Cearense went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 22 minutes, Ramiro Rodrigues mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pitangueira AD and the Laranja Mecânica F. C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pitangueira AD! When Laranja Mecânica F. C.'s Virgílio Viana in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pitangueira AD's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thiago Cearense in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgard Travassos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd minute Ricardinho Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edgard Travassos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, Pitangueira AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Adolfo Meira to maneuver through the defense. Haroldo Koehler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Edgard Travassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Haroldo Koehler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pitangueira AD fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. Thiago Cearense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Edgard Travassos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laranja Mecânica F. C.'s Edgard Travassos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardinho Velloso in the 45th minute of play. A collision led to Laranja Mecânica F. C. getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Washington Tavares hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ricardinho Velloso to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Virgílio Viana in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abuzer Baysungur saved Pitangueira AD from getting behind. Edgard Travassos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Capixaba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Virgílio Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abuzer Baysungur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Virgílio Viana's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. After 62 minutes of play Pitangueira AD's Ramiro Rodrigues was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 63 played minutes Pitangueira AD got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Rodrigues. After a defensive mix-up in Pitangueira AD's zone, Luiz Eduardo de Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abuzer Baysungur came out of the goal and Luiz Eduardo de Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arnaldo Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th match minute, Pitangueira AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Adolfo Meira to maneuver through the defense. Abuzer Baysungur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgílio Viana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Adolfo Meira kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Abuzer Baysungur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio Viana in the 71st minute of the match. Kléberson Cabral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abuzer Baysungur having to interfere. Abuzer Baysungur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléberson Cabral in the 84th minute of the match. Edgard Travassos made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Cléberson Gaúcho sent off a good shot on target. If Arnaldo Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Laranja Mecânica F. C. getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Kléberson Cabral hit a great ball. Cléberson Gaúcho 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. Pitangueira AD's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.