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Arena Turuna
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Denílson Sabóia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Augusto Bezerra kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Catone's Alfredão França got a free kick in the 7th minute. Almir de Mendonça made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Denílson Sabóia sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 11 in the game by Denílson Sabóia from a close distance when the talented Almir de Mendonça managed to make a qualified save. Catone's players were relieved. A collision led to SC Turuna getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Reynaldo da Costa hit a great ball. If Erik Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Ceresso in the 21st minute of play forced Catone's goalkeeper Almir de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Rosa in the 23rd minute of play forced SC Turuna's goalkeeper Ian Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Erik Ceresso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ian Berger didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Catone's Sydney Rosa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 30 minutes into the game, Leonardo Negri threw the ball into play from the sideline. Catone's Sydney Rosa quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Alfredão França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Berger having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, SC Turuna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ediberto Leão to maneuver through the defense. SC Turuna's Erik Ceresso got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Sydney Rosa came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Catone 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 Sydney Rosa couldn't finish the play. 43 minutes into the match, Catone's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Ceresso came free, but Almir de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Sabóia in the 45th minute of play forced Catone's goalkeeper Almir de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sydney Rosa to make the kick off. Almir de Mendonça showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denílson Sabóia in the 53rd minute of the match. The supporters of Catone booed when SC Turuna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vivaldo Viana didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Augusto Bezerra in the 55th minute really tested Ian Berger's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Almir de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Sabóia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almir de Mendonça having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar Velasco in the 74th minute of play forced Catone's goalkeeper Almir de Mendonça to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edmílson Neves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ian Berger having to make a save. Catone made a substitution. Eliézer Urbano replaced Sydney Rosa. Leonardo Negri charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonardo Negri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd match minute, SC Turuna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Negri to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Catone's goal looked a bit too open when Valdemar Velasco came free, but Almir de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute Erik Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almir de Mendonça saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Catone's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Ceresso came free, but Almir de Mendonça reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SC Turuna's Ian Berger proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save SC Turuna from getting a goal against them. 97 minutes into the game, Ediberto Leão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Turuna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Catone the free kick. In the 97th match minute, SC Turuna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ediberto Leão to maneuver through the defense. Catone played a much better game than SC Turuna and deserved their victory. The SC Turuna players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.