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Adidas Ec Stadium
Spectators: 6080 (Terracing: 4490, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 90) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luan Perez took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tomás Vinhas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Ciro Tavares made a huge save. Tomás Vinhas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Tavares having to interfere. Wilian Furtado kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Hugo Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Marcel Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, Adidas Ec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walmyr Correia to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the game, Hugo Ramalho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcel Bezerra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Palestra de Tomini's Elano Alvarenga got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Baltazar Linhares kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Hugo Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Marcel Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Valle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Tavares having to interfere. Adidas Ec's Marcel Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Ramalho in the 46th minute of play. Tomás Vinhas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hugo Ramalho made a kick off. Marcel Bezerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elano Alvarenga in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Hugo Ramalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcel Bezerra was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. If Tomás Vinhas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Adidas Ec's zone, Hugo Ramalho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcel Bezerra came out of the goal and Hugo Ramalho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Adidas Ec getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Baltazar Linhares hit a great ball. Marcel Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Ramalho, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Marcel Bezerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elano Alvarenga in the 74th minute. Luan Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Ciro Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Adidas Ec's goalkeeper Marcel Bezerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elano Alvarenga. Luan Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Ciro Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jânio de Moraes charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jânio de Moraes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Palestra de Tomini getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Jânio de Moraes hit a great ball. Marcel Bezerra made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Tomás Queirós sent off a good shot on target. Elano Alvarenga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Marcel Bezerra made a huge save. Marcel Bezerra was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hugo Ramalho showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 92 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Vinhas in the 95th minute of play forced Palestra de Tomini's goalkeeper Ciro Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tomás Vinhas came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Adidas Ec 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 Tomás Vinhas couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Palestra de Tomini eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.