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Dantas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) José Pedro Cardoso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Reginaldo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Paulo Maciel in the 10th minute of the match. Frederico Cearense struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Reginaldo Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dantas. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Canholi FC! In the 23rdth minute of the game Reginaldo Palmeira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dantas's Erik da Mata was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Reginaldo Palmeira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Pedro Cardoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erik da Mata having to interfere. Erik da Mata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Pedro Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zé Paulo Maciel to make the kick off. Reginaldo Palmeira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Erik da Mata made a huge save. If Frederico Cearense had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 61 minutes into the match, Dantas's Dito Lago sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reginaldo Saldanha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Canholi FC's Reginaldo Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Paulo Maciel in the 63rd minute of play. Dagoberto Vander hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Mathias Sarmento was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Dantas's zone, Reginaldo Palmeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik da Mata came out of the goal and Reginaldo Palmeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Dantas getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Wanderson Linares hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dantas's zone, José Pedro Cardoso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik da Mata came out of the goal and José Pedro Cardoso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Reginaldo Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute Frederico Cearense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reginaldo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, José Pedro Cardoso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Erik da Mata, 2-1. If José Pedro Cardoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Canholi FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.