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Inajaroba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Okan Drogba kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Inajaroba EC's zone, Bernardinho Arruda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benjamin Reis came out of the goal and Bernardinho Arruda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Inajaroba EC's Frederico Mangueira got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After having played for 4 minutes, Bernardinho Arruda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bank.co's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardinho Arruda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Inajaroba EC's Benjamin Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Okan Drogba in the 7th minute of play. David Berger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Tiago Gabriel Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. David Berger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Frederico Mangueira kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Bernardinho Arruda struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Benjamin Reis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bank.co. The audience was convinced that Okan Drogba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Reis was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. A collision led to Bank.co getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Joaquim Carioca hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Inajaroba EC's David Berger sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiago Gabriel Leão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Inajaroba EC's Benjamin Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Okan Drogba in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Okan Drogba in the 28th minute of play forced Inajaroba EC's goalkeeper Benjamin Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bank.co's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Okan Drogba in the 29th minute. Okan Drogba made a great header on Bank.co's corner, it was just that Inajaroba EC's Benjamin Reis managed to reach the ball for a save. Bernardinho Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Benjamin Reis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Bank.co's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after David Berger fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. David Berger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Tiago Gabriel Leão made a huge save. Tiago Gabriel Leão was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Agnaldo Santana capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Agnaldo Santana really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Bernardinho Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Reis having to interfere. In the 45th minute Okan Drogba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benjamin Reis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Agnaldo Santana made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Bank.co's Bernardinho Arruda ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Benjamin Reis. Benjamin Reis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, David Berger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Inajaroba EC's supporters rose to their feet, but David Berger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiago Gabriel Leão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomás Peres kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Benjamin Reis made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Okan Drogba sent off a good shot on target. Tiago Gabriel Leão didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Agnaldo Santana went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Inajaroba EC's Agnaldo Santana in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bank.co's goalie prevented a goal. In the 65th minute, Agnaldo Santana ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tiago Gabriel Leão was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When Bernardinho Arruda came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Bank.co 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 Bernardinho Arruda couldn't finish the play. Tiago Gabriel Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Berger in the 73rd minute of the match. Okan Drogba's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Benjamin Reis firmly grabbed it by the left post. Benjamin Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardinho Arruda in the 78th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Bank.co's Okan Drogba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benjamin Reis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Okan Drogbas short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Benjamin Reis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Benjamin Reis successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Benjamin Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardinho Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Bernardinho Arruda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Reis was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.