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Miritituba
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Giovani Ortiz got the match started through his kick off. Geraldo Terra made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Enio Brito sent off a good shot on target. Nando Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. A collision led to Quarany getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Frédson Cunha hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, Miritituba FC's Gildo Fernandez broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Quarany's Geraldo Terra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Ortiz in the 13th minute of play. With a little luck, Quarany's Geraldo Terra got control of the ball when Enio Brito tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rd minute of the match Miritituba FC got a corner. Quarany's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gildo Fernandez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Miritituba FC's Gildo Fernandez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Geraldo Terra in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Enio Brito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Geraldo Terra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Giovani Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the game, Giovani Ortiz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Geraldo Terra. Giovani Ortiz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Miritituba FC's Nando Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Aguiar in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Ortiz in the 34th minute of play forced Quarany's goalkeeper Geraldo Terra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Kléber Coutinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Geraldo Terra was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. When Enio Brito came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Miritituba FC 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 Enio Brito couldn't finish the play. Frédson Cunha's late challenge caught a Miritituba FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frédson Cunha helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Quarany's Frédson Cunha got a free kick in the 39th minute. Miritituba FC's Nando Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Aguiar in the 48th minute of play. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcel Pombal to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Miritituba FC booed when Quarany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Paulo Fantini didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 minutes into the match, Miritituba FC's Gildo Fernandez broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Enio Brito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Quarany's Luís Paulo Fantini got a free kick in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Ortiz in the 63rd minute of play forced Quarany's goalkeeper Geraldo Terra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 played minutes Quarany got a freekick which was hit by Luís Paulo Fantini. After 65 minutes, Enio Brito mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Miritituba FC and the Quarany players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Quarany booed when Miritituba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enio Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute, Marcel Pombal 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. In the 67th minute, Luiz Guilherme Félix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geraldo Terra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enio Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Geraldo Terra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enio Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Gildo Fernandez kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Nando Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Giovani Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geraldo Terra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute, Giovani Ortiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Miritituba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.