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Tejucopapo
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronaldão Dracena kicked off to start the match. With his leg Gino Fernandes managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Tejucopapo's Erik Andrade fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 1-0 became the score in the 6th minute when Erik Andrade elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Severino Trigo came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Iraty Sport Club 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 Severino Trigo couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Iraty Sport Club's Gino Fernandes got control of the ball when Erik Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Iraty Sport Club getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Wilton Machado hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Ronaldão Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Fernandes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Renan Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severino Trigo in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Iraty Sport Club's Severino Trigo got a free kick in the 17th minute. If Ronaldão Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldão Dracena in the 22nd minute of play forced Iraty Sport Club's goalkeeper Gino Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Iraty Sport Club's Gino Fernandes got control of the ball when Erik Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gino Fernandes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldão Dracena in the 27th minute of play. With a little luck, Iraty Sport Club's Gino Fernandes got control of the ball when Erik Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. Renan Prata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severino Trigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waldemar Velloso might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Renan Prata. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Waldemar Velloso ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 41 minutes, Waldemar Velloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Iraty Sport Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Waldemar Velloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erik Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ronaldão Dracena came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Tejucopapo 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 Ronaldão Dracena couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Tejucopapo getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Cleiton Figueiredo hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tejucopapo fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 50th minute. Penalty! Renan Prata had in the 52ndth minute some difficulties stopping Alan Bastos's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Severino Trigo was the one to do the kick off. Ronaldão Dracena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gino Fernandes having to interfere. Gino Fernandes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldão Dracena, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldão Dracena in the 67th minute of play forced Iraty Sport Club's goalkeeper Gino Fernandes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldão Dracena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Gino Fernandes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Renan Prata was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Severino Trigo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Severino Trigo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. If Ronaldão Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Erik Andrade's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gino Fernandes was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. When Waldemar Velloso came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Iraty Sport Club 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 Waldemar Velloso couldn't finish the play. Severino Trigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erik Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Iraty Sport Club's Cléber Bertassi got a free kick in the 95th minute. After having played for 96 minutes, Ronaldão Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tejucopapo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ronaldão Dracena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 100 minutes into the game, one of Tejucopapo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Alan Bastos took the ball and in the 102 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Renan Prata. Renan Prata dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3.