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Buraramas
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jeremias Recife got the match started through his kick off. Novo Hamburgo's Caetano Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciro Hermes got free with João Francisco Cordeiro in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7th match minute, SE Piroxenio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duda Castro to maneuver through the defense. SE Piroxenio's Håkon Wheelwright played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Fonseca in the 9th minute of play. Luiz de Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Dalmo Mandrak took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Håkon Wheelwright. SE Piroxenio's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some careless play in the SE Piroxenio defense, Jeremias Recife kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Håkon Wheelwright. The SE Piroxenio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Håkon Wheelwright should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the game, Novo Hamburgo's Caetano Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Håkon Wheelwright made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Håkon Wheelwright showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. If Jeremias Recife had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caetano Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Håkon Wheelwright tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ciro Hermes came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the SE Piroxenio 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 Ciro Hermes couldn't finish the play. João Francisco Cordeiro stood somewhat misplaced when Duda Castro came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 41 minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Duda Castro was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Jeremias Recife managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Novo Hamburgo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeremias Recife was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 58 minutes in the game, Jeremias Recife fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Håkon Wheelwright having to interfere. When Jeremias Recife in the 60th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Håkon Wheelwright kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-4 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 62nd minute, Evaristo Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Novo Hamburgo's Caetano Fonseca got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Caetano Fonseca who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Håkon Wheelwright when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 80th minute, Duda Castro 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. When Caetano Fonseca came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Novo Hamburgo 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 Caetano Fonseca couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Jeremias Recife's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Håkon Wheelwright was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Håkon Wheelwright showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Recife in the 87th minute of the match. Jeremias Recife fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Håkon Wheelwright having to interfere. Caetano Fonseca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Håkon Wheelwright tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Håkon Wheelwright showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Recife in the 95th minute of the match. If Ciro Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match was over Novo Hamburgo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SE Piroxenio throughout the match.