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Sirinhaem
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Agnaldo Fernandez kicked off to start the match. Kleanthis Variamidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agnaldo Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Luís Paulo Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kleanthis Variamidis having to interfere. Kleanthis Variamidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teodoro Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Alexandre Nogueira charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Nogueira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, one of Sirinhaem:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sirinhaem. Sirinhaem's Cesinha Gonçalves got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes into the game, Arnaldo Salgado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Laguinho's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sirinhaem the free kick. A collision led to Laguinho getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Arnaldo Salgado hit a great ball. When Alexandre Nogueira was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 24 minutes had been played. A collision led to Sirinhaem getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Alexandre Nogueira hit a great ball. The supporters of Laguinho booed when Sirinhaem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dário Sergipano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Gustavo de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesinha Gonçalves in the 35th minute of play. Leonel Varela hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. The supporters of Sirinhaem booed when Laguinho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Salgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Sirinhaem's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Fernandez came free, but Kleanthis Variamidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cesinha Gonçalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Luiz Gustavo de Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Luiz Gustavo de Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha Gonçalves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 61 minutes, Dário Sergipano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sirinhaem's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dário Sergipano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonel Varela charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonel Varela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sirinhaem getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Leonel Varela hit a great ball. Kleanthis Variamidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agnaldo Fernandez in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Teodoro Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kleanthis Variamidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 69 minutes on the clock, Leonel Varela commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 69th minute, Leonel Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Laguinho's Olívio Soares couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 70th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sirinhaem. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agnaldo Fernandez in the 72nd minute of play forced Sirinhaem's goalkeeper Kleanthis Variamidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 played minutes Sirinhaem got a freekick which was hit by Dário Sergipano. Vitinho Rocha made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Arnaldo Salgado however managed to control. Luís Paulo Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kleanthis Variamidis having to interfere. A collision led to Laguinho getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Teodoro Recife hit a great ball. The Sirinhaem manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Laguinho to win.