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Icarai
Spectators: 7177 (Terracing: 5385, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) Mauro Hermes made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauro Hermes in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wiliam Lira saved Icarai from getting behind. Icarai's Wiliam Lira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natanael Correia in the 9th minute of play. If Mauro Hermes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 12 played minutes Icarai got a freekick which was hit by Agnaldo Carneiro. After 14 played minutes Tiago da Cunha rounded Sampas Futebol Clube's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauro Hermes during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sampas Futebol Clube's Mauro Hermes got a free kick in the 16th minute. Mauro Hermes took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wiliam Lira. Wiliam Lira dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Wiliam Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Pombal in the 24th minute of play. If Natanael Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Natanael Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wiliam Lira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mauro Hermes's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Marcelinho Ceresso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Gilmar Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute Mauro Hermes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wiliam Lira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wiliam Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natanael Correia in the 37th minute of play. Wiliam Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Hermes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natanael Correia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wiliam Lira having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Marcelinho Ceresso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilmar Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tiago da Cunha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Gilmar Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tiago da Cunha to make the kick off. Marcelinho Ceresso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Gilmar Brito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, Tiago da Cunha notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Sampas Futebol Clube's Gilmar Brito. Gilmar Brito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 65 minutes of play, Icarai's Tiago da Cunha made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gilmar Brito was left in no man's land by his defense there! 73 minutes into the match, Sampas Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Agnaldo Carneiro came free, but Gilmar Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Icarai's Tiago da Cunha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gilmar Brito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Natanael Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Hermes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Marcelinho Ceresso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Natanael Correia got free with Wiliam Lira in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the Sampas Futebol Clube players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Icarai.