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Jucazinho
Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Narciso Duarte made the kick off which started today's match. Léo Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredinho Donatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute Narciso Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Léo Prado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Naldo Britto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Roberto Coelho having to interfere. Itapitanga FC's Narciso Duarte got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, MeninZin's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Duarte came free, but Léo Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Narciso Duarte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo Prado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Léo Prado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredinho Donatello in the 21st minute of play. Alfredinho Donatello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Léo Prado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Naldo Britto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfredinho Donatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the MeninZin defense, Alfredinho Donatello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Léo Prado. The MeninZin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Léo Prado should have stopped the shot.

The wind increased when Marcos Vieira made the kick off in the second half. MeninZin's Léo Prado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save MeninZin from getting a goal against them. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Itapitanga FC's Narciso Duarte in the 56th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Léo Prado was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for MeninZin through an amazing save. The audience was convinced that Alfredinho Donatello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Léo Prado was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Itapitanga FC's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Coelho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Alfredinho Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Narciso Duarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 71 played minutes, Itapitanga FC's Dé Marquez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Léo Prado 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 Itapitanga FC reached it. In the 72nd minute, Alfredinho Donatello made a precise shot to the right of Léo Prado. MeninZin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Alfredinho Donatello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Léo Prado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Narciso Duarte's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Léo Prado was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After 77 minutes, José Pitta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MeninZin and the Itapitanga FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MeninZin! When the match had been going on for 79 minutes, Itapitanga FC's Jorge Oliveira got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Léo Prado. Léo Prado was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alfredinho Donatello showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 82 minute of play. In the 90th minute, Percival Cardoso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcos Vieira might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zé Roberto Coelho. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcos Vieira ran back to his position shaking his head. If Marcos Vieira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Léo Prado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Duarte in the 99th minute of play. Itapitanga FC'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.