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Gigante da Beira Rio
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Antônio Carlos Vinhas made the kick off which started today's match. Carlos Augusto Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Hélder do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fernando Arruda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Hélder do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 9 minutes into the game, Ibrahy AD's Luís Fernando Arruda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hélder do Valle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Hélder do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Augusto Vidal in the 14th minute of play. After 15 played minutes São Lourenço FC got a freekick which was hit by Michel Baptista. Hélder do Valle stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Augusto Vidal's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. São Lourenço FC's Hélder do Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Augusto Vidal in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, São Lourenço FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Augusto Vidal came free, but Hélder do Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ibrahy AD! In the 27th minute, Edgard Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the São Lourenço FC defense, Carlos Augusto Vidal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hélder do Valle. The São Lourenço FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hélder do Valle should have stopped the shot. 34 minutes into the game, Ibrahy AD's Carlos Augusto Vidal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hélder do Valle made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. A collision led to Ibrahy AD getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Vivaldo Antunes hit a great ball. In the 41st minute São Lourenço FC were awarded a corner. Leonardo Borges went to the cornerflag to take it. The attack was good, but when Antônio Carlos Vinhas in the 41st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Michel Baptista's late challenge caught a Ibrahy AD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michel Baptista helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to São Lourenço FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Michel Baptista hit a great ball. If Luís Fernando Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder do Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fernando Arruda in the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luís Fernando Arruda made a kick off. Edgard Arce tried in the 52nd minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Hélder do Valle a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-4. When Ibrahy AD's Luís Fernando Arruda in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye São Lourenço FC's goalie prevented a goal. The Ibrahy AD fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Ibrahy AD's Carlos Augusto Vidal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Carlos Augusto Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Hélder do Valle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fernando Arruda did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-6 to the left of a surprised Hélder do Valle 73 minutes into the match. São Lourenço FC's Antônio Carlos Vinhas suffered a sore thigh after 77 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 77 minutes, Délio da Rocha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ibrahy AD and the São Lourenço FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ibrahy AD's Délio da Rocha got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute, Carlos Augusto Vidal 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. 85 minutes into the match, São Lourenço FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Fernando Arruda came free, but Hélder do Valle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hélder do Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Fernando Arruda in the 86th minute of play. Carlos Augusto Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hélder do Valle having to interfere. Hélder do Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Fernando Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. São Lourenço FC's Hélder do Valle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fernando Arruda in the 94th minute of play. Ibrahy AD'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.