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Paula Tejando
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Getulina SC's José Paulo Borges started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If José Paulo Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gilmar Soares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Leme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Paula Tejando FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Borges came free, but Gilmar Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hugo Pontes's late challenge caught a Paula Tejando FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hugo Pontes helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th minute, one of Getulina SC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Getulina SC. In the 16th match minute, Paula Tejando FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fellipe Galvão to maneuver through the defense. Álvaro Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that José Paulo Borges's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilmar Soares was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Orlando Martins scored 2-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gino Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If José Paulo Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, Getulina SC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Orlando Martins fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Júlio Pereira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paula Tejando FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Júlio Pereira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gino Melo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Júlio Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Paula Tejando FC 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 Júlio Pereira couldn't finish the play. Gino Melo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Orlando Martins in the 35th minute. Orlando Martins blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gino Melo having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Martins got free with Gino Melo in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valdir Braga charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdir Braga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes Paula Tejando FC got a freekick which was hit by Valdir Braga. Valdir Braga kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Gilmar Soares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Álvaro Leme's shot from short distance in the 49th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Júlio Pereira to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Paula Tejando FC's Júlio Pereira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gino Melo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Orlando Martins 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. Gino Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Pereira in the 65th minute of the match. 67 minutes into the game, José Paulo Borges was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Getulina SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paula Tejando FC the free kick. After 67 played minutes Getulina SC got a freekick which was hit by José Paulo Borges. Júlio Pereira scored 4-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gino Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If José Paulo Borges had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Paula Tejando FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo Borges came free, but Gilmar Soares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Álvaro Leme got free with Gilmar Soares in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gilmar Soares was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and José Paulo Borges capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. José Paulo Borges really showed his touch with that goal: 4-1. Álvaro Leme could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Gilmar Soares made a huge save. Tadeu Veiga charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tadeu Veiga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, Getulina SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeu Veiga to maneuver through the defense. When Paula Tejando FC's Júlio Pereira, in the 95th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Paula Tejando FC. Paula Tejando FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Getulina SC for a fine match.