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ARENA TIMAO
Spectators: 7101 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 101) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zé Carlos Cardoso made the kick off which started today's match. Alessandro Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portilho F.C.'s goalkeeper Evandro Catarinense, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 14th minute, Marcelinho Silva 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. Alessandro Moura scored 1-0 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Evandro Catarinense, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcelinho Silva in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabiano de Andrade saved SC SHOWRINTHIANS PAULISTA from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Carlos Cardoso in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabiano de Andrade saved SC SHOWRINTHIANS PAULISTA from getting behind. When Pedrão de Carvalho came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the SC SHOWRINTHIANS PAULISTA 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 Pedrão de Carvalho couldn't finish the play. In the 36th minute Zé Carlos Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano de Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Evandro Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

Pedrão de Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evandro Catarinense having to interfere. If Alessandro Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Portilho F.C.'s Evandro Catarinense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Moura in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Carlos Cardoso in the 72nd minute of play forced SC SHOWRINTHIANS PAULISTA's goalkeeper Fabiano de Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alessandro Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Evandro Catarinense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alessandro Moura struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Evandro Catarinense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC SHOWRINTHIANS PAULISTA. Fabiano de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos Cardoso in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Zé Carlos Cardoso reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fabiano de Andrade. The goal made the score 2-1. 95 minutes into the match, Pedrão de Carvalho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evandro Catarinense. Portilho F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedrão de Carvalho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Portilho F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.