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Estádio Biriguy
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Willian Botelho took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Horizonte's Matías Recife in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Biriguy's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matías Recife in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elias Pombal saved Biriguy from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matías Recife in the 11th minute of play forced Biriguy's goalkeeper Elias Pombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Artur Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clóvis Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sílvio Sabóia kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Diego Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Enéas Monteiro fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Biriguy's protests and gave Enéas Monteiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st minute, Enéas Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Matías Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matías Recife in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elias Pombal saved Biriguy from getting behind. In the 30th match minute, Biriguy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Paulo Peixoto to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matías Recife in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elias Pombal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 41st minute Artur Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clóvis Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Artur Bezerra 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. Romário Grealish hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zé Paulo Peixoto during the 49th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Zé Paulo Peixoto hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matías Recife to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Gilmar Tróia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clóvis Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willian Botelho in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute Matías Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Pombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Biriguy's Willian Botelho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Clóvis Machado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 67th minute, Diego Salgado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elias Pombal was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. When Horizonte's Matías Recife in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Biriguy's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matías Recife in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elias Pombal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78th minute, Sílvio Sabóia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 83 minutes of play, Horizonte's Diego Salgado made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elias Pombal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Clóvis Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, Zé Paulo Peixoto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Biriguy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Matías Recife hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Clóvis Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo Peixoto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.