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Monumental Candango
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Lauro Furlan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 minutes, Paulão Varela mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brilhante FC and the Pinheiro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes Brilhante FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulão Varela. Glauco Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lauro Furlan in the 9th minute of the match. Eriberto Severo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Telmo Maciel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Telmo Maciel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hílton Albuquerque in the 22nd minute of play. Eriberto Severo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Telmo Maciel having to interfere. If Hílton Albuquerque had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 28th minute Hílton Albuquerque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eriberto Severo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eriberto Severo 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. Hílton Albuquerque succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. In the 42nd minute, Eriberto Severo 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. Telmo Maciel made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Eriberto Severo sent off a good shot on target. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hílton Albuquerque to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hílton Albuquerque in the 51st minute of play forced Brilhante FC's goalkeeper Telmo Maciel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Eriberto Severo came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Pinheiro 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 Eriberto Severo couldn't finish the play. Eriberto Severo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Eriberto Severo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Eriberto de Senna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brilhante FC's Thiago Rosado couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 60th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Pinheiro FC. Ciro Pirani hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Glauco Simões made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dênis de Senna in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute Hílton Albuquerque shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Telmo Maciel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hílton Albuquerque sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eriberto Severo in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Telmo Maciel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Eriberto Severo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Pinheiro FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Hílton Albuquerque hit a great ball. Lauro Furlan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glauco Simões having to interfere. Hílton Albuquerque struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Telmo Maciel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pinheiro FC. Telmo Maciel came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Pinheiro FC's Hílton Albuquerque. But to his dismay, Hílton Albuquerque quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Brilhante FC's zone, Eriberto Severo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Telmo Maciel came out of the goal and Eriberto Severo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 97 minutes into the game, Lauro Furlan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Glauco Simões was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Pinheiro FC fully deserved thier win.