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GOUVÊIÃO
Spectators: 6550 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) GOUVÊAS FC's Osmar Carvalho 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. Gildo Britto 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. Wanderson Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Dorival Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wanderson Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wanderson Britto took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dorival Lopes. Dorival Lopes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Wanderson Britto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Luiz Veloso charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pedro Luiz Veloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th minute, Pedro Luiz Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the match, Wanderson Britto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dorival Lopes. GOUVÊAS FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wanderson Britto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Dorival Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gildo Britto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gildo Britto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dorival Lopes having to interfere. Gildo Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dorival Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gildo Britto in the 39th minute of play. Dorival Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gildo Britto in the 44th minute of play. Wanderson Britto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Dorival Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dorival Lopes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gildo Britto, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The audience was convinced that Wanderson Britto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dorival Lopes was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wanderson Britto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Gildo Britto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dorival Lopes. That made the score 0-3 in the 53 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wanderson Britto got free with Dorival Lopes in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Gildo Britto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Dorival Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wanderson Britto in the 64th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Erasmo Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GOUVÊAS FC's Dorival Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wanderson Britto in the 69th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Misericordia's Wanderson Britto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dorival Lopes. That made the score 0-5 after 74 minutes of play. In the 79th minute Dedê França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafim Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dedê França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 88 minutes into the match, Misericordia's goal looked a bit too open when Dedê França came free, but Serafim Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Gildo Britto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Misericordia's supporters rose to their feet, but Gildo Britto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dorival Lopes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes in the game, Wanderson Britto fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dorival Lopes having to interfere. Gildo Britto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dorival Lopes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Gildo Britto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dorival Lopes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Misericordia's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.