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Trinche Carlovich
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Humberto Simões started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mané Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Renato Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Ernani Freitas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mané Figueiredo. EXCELSIOR FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernani Freitas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mané Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Renato Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celsinho Torres's late challenge caught a Iterere's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celsinho Torres helped the player get up and apologised. Celsinho Torres hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 27th minute by Franklin Mello got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Paulo Renato Valadares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Figueiredo having to interfere. João Adolfo Cardoso was a little too slow when Humberto Simões got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 1-1. 38 minutes into the match, EXCELSIOR FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ernani Freitas came free, but Mané Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute of the match, Humberto Simões tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but João Adolfo Cardoso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Franklin Mello's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but João Adolfo Cardoso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Paulo Renato Valadares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Figueiredo having to interfere. The score stood at 1-1 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 Paulo Renato Valadares stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mané Figueiredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Valadares in the 52nd minute of the match. The supporters of EXCELSIOR FC booed when Iterere was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernani Freitas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Iterere's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Mello came free, but João Adolfo Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 57 in the game by Ernani Freitas from a close distance when the talented Mané Figueiredo managed to make a qualified save. EXCELSIOR FC's players were relieved. During the 58th minute of the match Celsinho Torres completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Celsinho Torres a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Celsinho Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Iterere's Ernani Freitas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mané Figueiredo. That made the score 1-2 after 59 minutes of play. When Paulo Renato Valadares came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Iterere 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 Paulo Renato Valadares couldn't finish the play. 69 minutes into the match, EXCELSIOR FC's goalkeeper Mané Figueiredo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernani Freitas. Paulo Renato Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Paulo Renato Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Renato Valadares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Figueiredo having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Franklin Mello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EXCELSIOR FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. EXCELSIOR FC's Franklin Mello got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Iterere eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.