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CANELÃO
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dedê Pinho took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Germano Paraibano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Pitta. Gurjao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Germano Paraibano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. David Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Vasconcelos, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Dedê Pinho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, David Pitta skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 17th minute Antônio Carlos Marinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, SÓCANELA's David Pitta threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Samuel Mello, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Germano Paraibano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. David Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gurjao's Válter Pereira got a free kick in the 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, Gurjao's goalkeeper David Pitta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dedê Pinho. 23 minutes into the match, Gurjao's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Mello came free, but David Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Pitta was a little too slow when Samuel Mello got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 3-0. Gurjao's David Pitta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Gurjao from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Válter Pereira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gurjao's supporters rose to their feet, but Válter Pereira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Mota breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gurjao fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! In the 36th minute, the referee gave SÓCANELA a penalty. Tadeu de Senna looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for David Pitta. 41 minutes into the match, Gurjao's Antônio Carlos Marinho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Mota narrowly saved just below the crossbar. David Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leandro Mota to make the kick off. David Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Pinho in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Germano Paraibano in the 54th minute of play forced Gurjao's goalkeeper David Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Gurjao's goal looked a bit too open when Dedê Pinho came free, but David Pitta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Germano Paraibano came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the SÓCANELA 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 Germano Paraibano couldn't finish the play. Samuel Mello struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. David Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SÓCANELA. In the 59th match minute, SÓCANELA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto Vasconcelos to maneuver through the defense. Rafael Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Mota, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Dedê Pinho notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Gurjao's David Pitta. David Pitta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Dedê Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the game, SÓCANELA's Germano Paraibano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Pitta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. 79 minutes into the match, Antônio Carlos Marinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Mota. SÓCANELA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antônio Carlos Marinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. Gurjao's David Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedê Pinho in the 82nd minute of play. David Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Mello in the 83rd minute of play. If Dedê Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dedê Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Germano Paraibano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of David Pitta. Gurjao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Germano Paraibano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-1.