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Ipua
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Horácio Ramalho kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Oswaldo Recife shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvinho Monteiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Laércio Quadros made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Gabriel Palmeira sent off a good shot on target. Jarbas Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Ipua's Gustavo de Sousa got a free kick in the 13th minute. Oswaldo Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Silvinho Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jarbas Miranda's late challenge caught a Д†Łé†เ¢Ø мДŋ€เЯØ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jarbas Miranda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, Ipua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jarbas Miranda to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute of the match Acácio Rosa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Silvinho Monteiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 26th minute Horácio Ramalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Д†Łé†เ¢Ø мДŋ€เЯØ's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Horácio Ramalho 28 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Oswaldo Recife fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvinho Monteiro having to interfere. Laércio Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horácio Ramalho in the 42nd minute of the match. When Jarbas Miranda was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 44 minutes had been played. Jarbas Miranda hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Gabriel Palmeira took the ball and in the 48 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Laércio Quadros. Laércio Quadros dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Raúl Rocha made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Raúl Rocha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Д†Łé†เ¢Ø мДŋ€เЯØ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Adriano Lara hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Ronaldo Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Д†Łé†เ¢Ø мДŋ€เЯØ's Oswaldo Recife got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gabriel Palmeira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laércio Quadros having to interfere. Gabriel Palmeira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Laércio Quadros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oswaldo Recife received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Silvinho Monteiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horácio Ramalho's late challenge caught a Д†Łé†เ¢Ø мДŋ€เЯØ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Horácio Ramalho helped the player get up and apologised. Horácio Ramalho kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. In the 99th minute of the match Д†Łé†เ¢Ø мДŋ€เЯØ got a corner. Ipua's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Acácio Rosa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Raúl Rocha made a great header on Д†Łé†เ¢Ø мДŋ€เЯØ's corner, it was just that Ipua's Silvinho Monteiro managed to reach the ball for a save. Д†Łé†เ¢Ø мДŋ€เЯØ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.