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Pocoes
Spectators: 7373 (Terracing: 5531, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Simão kicked off to start the match. When Pocoes's Norberto Alagoano in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guaravera's goalie prevented a goal. Norberto Alagoano succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 7th playminute. Gustavo Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. João Carlos Furlan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Eriberto Gaspar took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for João Carlos Furlan to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Guaravera getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Frank Simão hit a great ball. Guaravera's João Carlos Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Alagoano in the 19th minute of play. Gustavo Medeiros might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over João Carlos Furlan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo Medeiros ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 21st minute, Gustavo Medeiros fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Norberto Alagoano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Carlos Furlan having to interfere. Gustavo Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. João Carlos Furlan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eriberto Gaspar during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pocoes getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Eriberto Gaspar hit a great ball. A collision led to Pocoes getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Norberto Alagoano hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Simão in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juarês Falcão saved Pocoes from getting behind. Juarês Falcão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Simão, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. With his leg João Carlos Furlan managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Pocoes's Norberto Alagoano fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Norberto Alagoano made the kick off in the second half. Juarês Falcão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Genílson Tepedino in the 59th minute. João Carlos Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Medeiros in the 65th minute of play. Frank Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Juarês Falcão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Benê Paulista 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. In the 80th minute, Cícero Maia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guaravera's João Carlos Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Alagoano in the 82nd minute of play. Norberto Alagoano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 92nd match minute, Pocoes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jailson Teixeira to maneuver through the defense. If Genílson Tepedino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pocoes walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.