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Honório Moreno
Spectators: 7215 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sidnei da Silva took the kick off in the first half of the match. Giovani Moreno kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Valério Bittencourt 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. In the 18th minute, Valério Bittencourt made a precise shot to the right of Valdir Meira. CR Atlétas de Cristo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 22nd minute of the match Sílvio Rosa sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chicão Furlan skillfully saved the ball. Luiz Fabiano Ferraz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chicão Furlan having to interfere. In the 34th match minute, CR Atlétas de Cristo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Rosa to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute Bruninho Sergipano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdir Meira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Bruninho Sergipano managed to get in a good position for a shot. COXA DE MINHOCA's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruninho Sergipano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdir Meira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Valério Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. COXA DE MINHOCA's supporters rose to their feet, but Valério Bittencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdir Meira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valdir Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valério Bittencourt in the 44th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valério Bittencourt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Chicão Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Fabiano Ferraz in the 55th minute of play. Danilo Pinho kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. COXA DE MINHOCA's Bruninho Sergipano got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Bruninho Sergipano managed to get in a good position for a shot. COXA DE MINHOCA's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruninho Sergipano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valdir Meira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Valdir Meira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valério Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sidnei da Silva came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the CR Atlétas de Cristo 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 Sidnei da Silva couldn't finish the play. Sidnei da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. CR Atlétas de Cristo's Luiz Fabiano Ferraz got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Cesinha Monteiro came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the CR Atlétas de Cristo 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 Cesinha Monteiro couldn't finish the play. After having played for 87 minutes, Valério Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. COXA DE MINHOCA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valério Bittencourt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sidnei da Silva in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chicão Furlan saved COXA DE MINHOCA from getting behind. If Luiz Fabiano Ferraz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei da Silva in the 95th minute of play forced COXA DE MINHOCA's goalkeeper Chicão Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. COXA DE MINHOCA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.