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Suassurana
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Suassurana SC's Serginho Cabral 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. A collision led to Salao getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Nando Botelho hit a great ball. In the 4th match minute, Suassurana SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Seco to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th match minute, Salao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Pedro Favoretto to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Oliveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tostão Gerber in the 10th minute of play. When Tostão Gerber came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Salao 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 Tostão Gerber couldn't finish the play. Suassurana SC's Emanuel Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tostão Gerber in the 16th minute of play. Giovani Reis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emanuel Oliveira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Suassurana SC's Roberto Seco got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Serginho Cabral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serginho Cabral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Célio Prado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Tostão Gerber left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 46th minute José Massa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Nando Botelho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After 59 minutes, Eriberto Vinhas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Suassurana SC and the Salao players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 60 played minutes Suassurana SC got a freekick which was hit by Eriberto Vinhas. After 62 played minutes Salao got a freekick which was hit by Giovani Reis. 64 minutes into the match, Suassurana SC's Serginho Cabral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Célio Prado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 65th minute, José Massa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuel Oliveira made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Tostão Gerber sent off a good shot on target. Célio Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serginho Cabral in the 89th minute of the match. Célio Prado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serginho Cabral in the 91st minute of the match. After having played for 97 minutes, Tostão Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tostão Gerber was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Salao players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.