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Counani
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Joélson Nóbrega started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Egídio Tavares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joélson Nóbrega in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Egídio Tavares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alessandro Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Egídio Tavares having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Alessandro Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dois Irmãos F. C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Alessandro Medeiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Egídio Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sebastião Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute, one of Dois Irmãos F. C.: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 Dois Irmãos F. C.. The goalkeeper, Andrézinho Pinheiro, was totally fooled by Counani's Vito Matorin, who 28 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When Walmir Zanette fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Counani's protests and gave Walmir Zanette a yellow card for diving instead. Dois Irmãos F. C.'s Andrézinho Pinheiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Dois Irmãos F. C. from getting a goal against them. Victor Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrézinho Pinheiro having to interfere. 43 minutes into the game, Arí Ribeiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dois Irmãos F. C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Counani the free kick. Arí Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 46th minute by Victor Sena got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Victor Sena stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paulo Vander struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Andrézinho Pinheiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Counani. Counani's Egídio Tavares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Counani from getting a goal against them. If Alessandro Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Egídio Tavares managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Dois Irmãos F. C.'s Joélson Nóbrega fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Dois Irmãos F. C.'s Arí Ribeiro got a free kick in the 59th minute. When Renatinho Pirani fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dois Irmãos F. C.'s protests and gave Renatinho Pirani a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Dois Irmãos F. C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! In the 61st minute there was a penalty for Counani. Vito Matorin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Andrézinho Pinheiro. 2-1. After 64 played minutes Dois Irmãos F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Edmílson Tavares. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Vander in the 73rd minute of play forced Dois Irmãos F. C.'s goalkeeper Andrézinho Pinheiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Sebastião Veloso 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. If Joélson Nóbrega had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute Joélson Nóbrega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egídio Tavares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 84 minutes, Joélson Nóbrega managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dois Irmãos F. C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Joélson Nóbrega was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arí Ribeiro got his second yellow card in the match during the 85th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Arí Ribeiro hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the match, Paulo Vander notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Dois Irmãos F. C.'s Andrézinho Pinheiro. Andrézinho Pinheiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Egídio Tavares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joélson Nóbrega in the 93rd minute. Andrézinho Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor Sena in the 94th minute of the match. After 95 played minutes Dois Irmãos F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Medeiros.