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Estádio Giru
Spectators: 6631 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1010, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Célio de Almeida got the match started through his kick off. Giru EC's attentive Nicolas Fonseca managed to snatch the ball when Armando Netto made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. Nicolas Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ezequiel Gaspar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Montenegro came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Alemoa SC's Célio de Almeida. But to his dismay, Célio de Almeida quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a little luck, Alemoa SC's Ezequiel Gaspar got control of the ball when Alexandre Varela tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute, Sebastião Cardoso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hugo Montenegro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 16th match minute, Giru EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Washington Gomes to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Eger charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelo Eger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes Alemoa SC got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Eger. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Alexandre Varela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Giru EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexandre Varela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ezequiel Gaspar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Giru EC booed when Alemoa SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luís Castro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Laerte Nóbrega hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When Nicolas Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Giru EC's protests and gave Nicolas Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. In the 23rd match minute, Giru EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Célio de Almeida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hugo Montenegro came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Alemoa SC's Sebastião Cardoso. But to his dismay, Sebastião Cardoso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After having played for 33 minutes, Sebastião Cardoso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alemoa SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastião Cardoso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Giru EC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Washington Gomes hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, Alemoa SC's goalkeeper Ezequiel Gaspar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandre Varela. Ezequiel Gaspar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Fonseca in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hamílton Couto was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Alexandre Varela made a precise shot to the right of Ezequiel Gaspar. Alemoa SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 55th minute, André Luís Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Hamílton Couto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ezequiel Gaspar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamílton Couto, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. If Célio de Almeida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dudu Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamílton Couto in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Gaspar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 75 minutes into the match, Giru EC's goalkeeper Hugo Montenegro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastião Cardoso. The crowd rose to their feet as Alemoa SC's Sebastião Cardoso slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hugo Montenegro. That made the score 1-4 after 76 minutes of play. With an all-out effort, Alemoa SC's Hugo Montenegro threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Célio de Almeida, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hugo Montenegro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Alemoa SC's Sebastião Cardoso shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-5 in the ordered_time% minute. 87 minutes into the match, Giru EC's goalkeeper Hugo Montenegro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastião Cardoso. Hugo Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio de Almeida in the 91st minute of the match. Alemoa SC were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Giru EC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dudu Ribeiro took the corner. The corner ended in Dudu Ribeiro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Giru EC's Hugo Montenegro did a great save. The Alemoa SC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Alemoa SC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.