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Cangucu
Spectators: 7119 (Terracing: 5449, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Andrade kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Itapicuru SS getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Olívio Vargas hit a great ball. José Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Cerezo having to interfere. José Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the game, Anselmo Mendes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ceramica cac's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itapicuru SS the free kick. In the 11th minute, Anselmo Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th match minute, ceramica cac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimir Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. After 13 played minutes, Itapicuru SS's Lenílson Queirós shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zézinho Cerezo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Itapicuru SS reached it. ceramica cac's Zézinho Cerezo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Andrade in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zézinho Moreno in the 18th minute of play forced ceramica cac's goalkeeper Zézinho Cerezo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Zézinho Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ceramica cac's zone, Zézinho Moreno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zézinho Cerezo came out of the goal and Zézinho Moreno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th match minute, Itapicuru SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olívio Vargas to maneuver through the defense. If Zézinho Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, José Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Itapicuru SS's supporters rose to their feet, but José Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zézinho Cerezo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zézinho Cerezo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zézinho Moreno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Itapicuru SS's Olívio Vargas got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zézinho Moreno in the 41st minute of play forced ceramica cac's goalkeeper Zézinho Cerezo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vânderson Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clóvis Urbano in the 43rd minute of play. 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.

José Andrade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 55 minutes, Zézinho Moreno managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Itapicuru SS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zézinho Moreno was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 57th minute, Clóvis Urbano 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. Aníbal Ramalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Vânderson Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zézinho Cerezo having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Itapicuru SS's Zézinho Cerezo threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from José Andrade, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zézinho Moreno got free with Zézinho Cerezo in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zézinho Cerezo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Andrade's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Itapicuru SS's Vânderson Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aníbal Ramalho in the 75th minute of play. José Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Zézinho Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valdomiro Messias during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Itapicuru SS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Baiano to maneuver through the defense. José Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Zézinho Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ceramica cac's zone, José Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zézinho Cerezo came out of the goal and José Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. José Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Zézinho Cerezo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Itapicuru SS players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.