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Gigante Esmeralda
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luís Fábio de Carvalho kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Edson Brodel 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. Luís Fábio de Carvalho was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 8th minute. Palestra Itália's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Raí da Mata stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edson Brodel's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Telmo Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Clube Atlético dos Craque's Diogo Couto got control of the ball when Telmo Baiano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Palestra Itália's Raí da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tarcisio Ceresso in the 22nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Luís Fábio de Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diogo Couto was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Raí da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Brodel in the 35th minute of the match. Luís Fábio de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Diogo Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clube Atlético dos Craque's Diogo Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Fábio de Carvalho in the 42nd minute of play. If Tarcisio Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edson Brodel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Edson Brodel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tarcisio Ceresso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Raí da Mata made a huge save. Luís Fábio de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Diogo Couto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Clube Atlético dos Craque's Dênis dos Santos got a free kick in the 62nd minute. When Palestra Itália's Luís Fábio de Carvalho in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Clube Atlético dos Craque's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Palestra Itália's zone, Edson Brodel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raí da Mata came out of the goal and Edson Brodel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 73 minutes, Ian Pena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clube Atlético dos Craque's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ian Pena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 88 minutes into the game, Luís Fábio de Carvalho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palestra Itália's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clube Atlético dos Craque the free kick. Luís Fábio de Carvalho kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Clube Atlético dos Craque's Diogo Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Telmo Baiano in the 93rd minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.