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Minador
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Geovanni Toledo got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Adriano Pinheiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Laerte Leão was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Parque FC's goalkeeper Laerte Leão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Antônio de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adriano Pinheiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beto França struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Pedro Cardozo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Parque FC. Beto França 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. In the 32nd minute, Dudu Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minador EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. A collision led to Minador EC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. José Augusto Lira hit a great ball. 37 minutes into the match, Glauco de Queirós had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Cardozo. Minador EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Glauco de Queirós was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Geovanni Toledo put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Cardozo. Laerte Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriano Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Adriano Pinheiro was the one to do the kick off. Laerte Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Glauco de Queirós struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Pedro Cardozo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Parque FC. If Glauco de Queirós had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Glauco de Queirós received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Pedro Cardozo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Augusto Lira hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 74th match minute, Real Parque FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto França to maneuver through the defense. Fiori Almeida took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 75th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Laerte Leão. Real Parque FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Glauco de Queirós's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Cardozo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Armandinho Meireles hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Real Parque FC's Glauco de Queirós slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Cardozo. That made the score 2-4 after 80 minutes of play. Dudu Amaral struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Laerte Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minador EC. Pedro Cardozo was a little too slow when Sidney Azevedo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 2-5. After a defensive mix-up in Minador EC's zone, Geovanni Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Cardozo came out of the goal and Geovanni Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 96 minutes into the match, Minador EC's goalkeeper Pedro Cardozo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geovanni Toledo.