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Giru
Spectators: 6869 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luiz Fernando Cunha took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Fla Merda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Ferreira came free, but Ronaldo Bezerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Afonsinho Fontes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ronaldo Bezerra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Donato Domingues kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donato Domingues during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Fla Merda FC's Donato Domingues got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute Afonsinho Fontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Ferreira in the 24th minute of play forced Fla Merda FC's goalkeeper Ronaldo Bezerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Bezerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonsinho Fontes in the 25th minute of the match. BIRUTI FC's Duda Pena proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save BIRUTI FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Ferreira in the 32nd minute of play forced Fla Merda FC's goalkeeper Ronaldo Bezerra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luizinho Varela's late challenge caught a Fla Merda FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luizinho Varela helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes BIRUTI FC got a freekick which was hit by Luizinho Varela. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Afonsinho Fontes to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Benjamin Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Benjamin Ferreira came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the BIRUTI FC 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 Benjamin Ferreira couldn't finish the play. Andrézinho Perez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duda Pena read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Benjamin Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Donato Domingues was shown his second yellow card after 70 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Fla Merda FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Donato Domingues hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Benjamin Ferreira made a precise shot to the right of Ronaldo Bezerra. Fla Merda FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The supporters of BIRUTI FC booed when Fla Merda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thiago da Mata didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thiago da Mata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duda Pena having to interfere. Fla Merda FC's Ronaldo Bezerra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Fla Merda FC from getting a goal against them. Ronaldo Bezerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afonsinho Fontes in the 93rd minute. The Fla Merda FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching BIRUTI FC's performance. The match ended with a win for BIRUTI FC.