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Estádio Gurjao
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leandro Mota kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes of play, Jaguaré FC's Eurico Trevisan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Pitta was left in no man's land by his defense there! David Pitta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eurico Trevisan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th match minute, Gurjao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guto Paulista to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th match minute, Jaguaré FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diogo Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. Giovani Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. David Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Válter Pereira during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th minute, Válter Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eurico Trevisan, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 25th match minute, Gurjao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armandinho Melo to maneuver through the defense. Leandro Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaguaré FC's Kjell-Arne Tillman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Mota in the 29th minute of play. With 30 minutes on the clock, Kauã Carioca commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 29 minutes into the game, one of Jaguaré FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. If Giovani Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute Leandro Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kjell-Arne Tillman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Gurjao's goal looked a bit too open when Ruy Freire came free, but David Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Gurjao defense, Ruy Freire kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Pitta. The Gurjao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Pitta should have stopped the shot. David Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Mendonça in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Arí Ramalho's late challenge caught a Jaguaré FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arí Ramalho helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, Arí Ramalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armandinho Melo charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Armandinho Melo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Gurjao getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Armandinho Melo hit a great ball. After 59 minutes of play, Jaguaré FC's Giovani Nascimento made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. David Pitta was left in no man's land by his defense there! David Pitta was a little too slow when Giovani Nascimento got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 1-4. When Giovani Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Jaguaré 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 Giovani Nascimento couldn't finish the play. Giovani Nascimento took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Pitta. David Pitta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. In the 73rd minute, Ruy Freire left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jaguaré FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. 76 minutes into the game, Diogo Mendonça was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jaguaré FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gurjao the free kick. After 78 played minutes Gurjao got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Mota. Jaguaré FC's Kjell-Arne Tillman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antônio Carlos Marinho in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Armandinho Melo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Jaguaré FC's Lenílson Vargas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a defensive mix-up in Gurjao's zone, Giovani Nascimento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Pitta came out of the goal and Giovani Nascimento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Lenílson Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jaguaré FC played a much better game than Gurjao and deserved their victory. The Gurjao players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.