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Trocary
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilvan Souza made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Marcelinho Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duda de Souza was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Duda de Souza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edu Silva's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute, Benedito Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute Gilvan Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Sarmento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duda de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelinho Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Bartolomeu's goal looked a bit too open when Edu Silva came free, but Duda de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Gilvan Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Frank Sarmento was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mazinho Pereira during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mazinho Pereira hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Trocary's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edu Silva in the 31st minute. A nice corner shot did that Edu Silva got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Duda de Souza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Duda de Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelinho Branco in the 33rd minute. Bartolomeu's Mazinho Pereira got his second yellow card of the match in the 33rd minute. The referee ordered Mazinho Pereira off the ground. Mazinho Pereira kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Duda de Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelinho Branco in the 36th minute. In the 42nd minute, Edu Silva 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. After the first half Bartolomeu were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

59 minutes into the match, Marcelinho Branco notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Bartolomeu's Duda de Souza. Duda de Souza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Duda de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edu Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. José Paulo de Almeida who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Frank Sarmento when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Duda de Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedito Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. An unexpected shot in the 84th minute by Gilvan Souza got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a defensive mix-up in Trocary's zone, Gilvan Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Frank Sarmento came out of the goal and Gilvan Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dráusio Montenegro during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bartolomeu's Dráusio Montenegro got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 94th match minute, Trocary was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedito Varela to maneuver through the defense. The Bartolomeu supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bartolomeu would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.