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Vila Pinheiro
Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 60) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ronaldo Simão made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Lenílson Leite got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldo Simão in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Otávio Penha saved Icoara Football Club from getting behind. Icoara Football Club's Otávio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Simão in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when Icoara Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Santana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Víktor Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Otávio Penha having to interfere. Melquiades Ofelio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Otávio Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ defense, Cipriano Santana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Rossi. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Rossi should have stopped the shot. In the 23rd minute, Icoara Football Club's Dito Ramos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. After having played for 27 minutes, Melquiades Ofelio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Melquiades Ofelio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Icoara Football Club getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Cipriano Santana hit a great ball. A collision led to Icoara Football Club getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Cipriano Santana hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute Melquiades Ofelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Otávio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rdth minute of the game Ronaldo Simão who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Icoara Football Club's Otávio Penha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when Icoara Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dito Ramos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Icoara Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Melquiades Ofelio came free, but Otávio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Wang Chao Yuan got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Icoara Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Melquiades Ofelio came free, but Otávio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otávio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 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 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dito Ramos was the one to do the kick off. Cipriano Santana hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Icoara Football Club's Otávio Penha got control of the ball when James Rodríguez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Otávio Penha was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Melquiades Ofelio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Melquiades Ofelio really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Ronaldo Simão sped through Icoara Football Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Otávio Penha. In the 62nd minute, Encho Angelkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arlindo Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Santana in the 66th minute of the match. Cipriano Santana hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Melquiades Ofelio in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Otávio Penha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Icoara Football Club's goalkeeper Otávio Penha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Otávio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Otávio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The nice shot from Melquiades Ofelio in the 81stth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Otávio Penha had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when Icoara Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tony Valladares didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Ronaldo Simão put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Otávio Penha. When Víktor Silva came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ 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 Víktor Silva couldn't finish the play. If Ronaldo Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Icoara Football Club booed when └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lenílson Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Icoara Football Club.