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Tenda Horse
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jean Ramalho got the match started through his kick off. Curucamba's Jean Ramalho got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 6th minute of the match, Laércio Britto got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luís Eduardo Ferreira was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Giovanni Lira kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Luís Eduardo Ferreira was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Thomás de Lara. Reynaldo Urbano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Álvaro Catarinense in the 11th minute of play forced Cavalo Crioulo FC's goalkeeper Reynaldo Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Álvaro Catarinense might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Reynaldo Urbano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Álvaro Catarinense ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Curucamba booed when Cavalo Crioulo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sydney Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reynaldo Urbano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean Ramalho in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Laércio Britto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luís Eduardo Ferreira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Laércio Britto came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Cavalo Crioulo FC 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 Laércio Britto couldn't finish the play. Luís Eduardo Ferreira came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Cavalo Crioulo FC's Carlos Xavier. But to his dismay, Carlos Xavier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 35th minute, Álvaro Catarinense ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reynaldo Urbano was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Reynaldo Urbano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro Catarinense in the 39th minute of the match. Curucamba's Luís Eduardo Ferreira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Curucamba from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Curucamba's zone, Laércio Britto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luís Eduardo Ferreira came out of the goal and Laércio Britto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Curucamba's Luís Eduardo Ferreira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Curucamba from getting a goal against them. Jean Ramalho might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Reynaldo Urbano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jean Ramalho ran back to his position shaking his head. 47 minutes into the game, Carlos Xavier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cavalo Crioulo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curucamba the free kick. A collision led to Cavalo Crioulo FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Carlos Xavier hit a great ball. Luís Eduardo Ferreira was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 49th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Thomás de Lara. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

A collision led to Cavalo Crioulo FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Robinho Medeiros hit a great ball. Luís Eduardo Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robinho Medeiros in the 57th minute of play. Reynaldo Urbano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Laércio Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robinho Medeiros in the 66th minute of play forced Curucamba's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reynaldo Urbano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Álvaro Catarinense in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Laércio Britto 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Robinho Medeiros during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Cavalo Crioulo FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Robinho Medeiros hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute of the match, Jean Ramalho got a very nice opportunity to score, but Reynaldo Urbano was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Carlos Xavier was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Cavalo Crioulo FC's Carlos Xavier got a free kick in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Medeiros in the 78th minute of play forced Cavalo Crioulo FC's goalkeeper Reynaldo Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cavalo Crioulo FC's Reynaldo Urbano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Cavalo Crioulo FC from getting a goal against them. In the 83rd minute, Laércio Britto 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. With a little luck, Cavalo Crioulo FC's Reynaldo Urbano got control of the ball when Jean Ramalho tried to sneak it across the goal line. Reynaldo Urbano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean Ramalho in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Álvaro Catarinense during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 90 played minutes Curucamba got a freekick which was hit by Álvaro Catarinense. In the 93rd minute, Bernardo Medeiros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Curucamba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Álvaro Catarinense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Reynaldo Urbano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Curucamba's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.