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FENIX ARENA
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Reinaldo Cruz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cesinha Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Machado in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Edgar Secco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Limeira the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 11th minute. Penalty! Aníbal Trigo shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 15th minute, Juan Machado made a precise shot to the right of Cesinha Salgado. FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. If Edgar Rosado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Edgar Rosado put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Cesinha Salgado. After having played for 25 minutes, Reinaldo Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reinaldo Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edgar Rosado struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Cesinha Salgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Limeira. Edgar Rosado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesinha Salgado having to interfere. Filipe da Costa kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Edgar Rosado's late challenge caught a FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgar Rosado helped the player get up and apologised. 36 minutes into the match, FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Machado came free, but Cesinha Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Machado struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Cesinha Salgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Limeira. The FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Limeira were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgar Rosado made a kick off. If Juan Machado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Limeira booed when FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiaguinho Bezerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's Cesinha Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Rosado in the 59th minute of play. After 61 played minutes FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Wanderson Romero. When Edgar Rosado came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Limeira 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 Edgar Rosado couldn't finish the play. After 64 minutes, Silas Gaspar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB and the Limeira players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's Silas Gaspar got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 68th minute, Juan Machado made a precise shot to the right of Cesinha Salgado. FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Juan Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Cesinha Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Machado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Cesinha Salgado made a huge save. In the 82nd minute Edgar Rosado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesinha Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind FENIX FUTEBOL CLUB's goalkeeper Cesinha Salgado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Juan Machado received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cesinha Salgado came out and tried to block the shot, but Juan Machado slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 89th minute. In the 94th minute, Edgar Rosado fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post.