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Tamboata
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aníbal Moreno took the kick off in the first half of the match. Virgílio Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Leonardo Saldanha didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 5th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. If Kiko Proença had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Armandinho Vergílio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Petunia EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Armandinho Vergílio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Giovani Correia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kiko Proença fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovani Correia having to interfere. Giovani Correia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armandinho Vergílio in the 25th minute of play. With his leg Leonardo Saldanha managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when Tamboata's Carlos Fernando Silveira fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Tamboata's Laerte Sousa got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tamboata's goalkeeper Giovani Correia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Armandinho Vergílio, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 34 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Giovani Correia was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Leonardo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flávio Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Armandinho Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovani Correia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Kiko Proença notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Tamboata's Giovani Correia. Giovani Correia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Álvaro Tinoco took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Giovani Correia. Tamboata's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Giovani Correia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kiko Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armandinho Vergílio was the one to do the kick off. Aníbal Moreno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Leonardo Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Aníbal Moreno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonardo Saldanha was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kiko Proença got free with Giovani Correia in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Armandinho Vergílio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovani Correia was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. After 63 minutes, Virgílio Figueiredo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Petunia EC and the Tamboata players grew even worse after the yellow card. Virgílio Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. If Aníbal Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th match minute, Tamboata was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando Silveira to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 72 minutes, Mateus de Almeida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Petunia EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mateus de Almeida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mateus de Almeida's late challenge caught a Tamboata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mateus de Almeida helped the player get up and apologised. Mateus de Almeida hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Giovani Correia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armandinho Vergílio, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Leonardo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Flávio Carvalho during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Flávio Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Petunia EC's Virgílio Figueiredo got a free kick in the 90th minute. Tamboata's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Paulão Mangueira in the 92nd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Petunia EC's goalie and right to José Pedro Coelho. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Petunia EC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With his leg Giovani Correia managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Petunia EC's Kiko Proença fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tamboata fans cheered their team off the field, for while Petunia EC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.