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Gigante Torneio
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) Walmyr Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Salgado having to interfere. Walmyr Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walmyr Martins blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dida Salgado having to make a save. In the 11th minute, Torneiros EC's Paulão Baiano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Adriano Miranda. Adriano Miranda yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Torneiros EC's Paulão Baiano got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adriano Miranda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulão Baiano in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Ivo Mumbach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 minutes of play, Neo Walker Clube's Luizinho Hoffmann made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dida Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dida Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luizinho Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Paulão Baiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Walmyr Martins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dida Salgado having to interfere. If Luizinho Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dida Salgado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walmyr Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute of the match Angelo Britto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dida Salgado showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Torneiros EC's goal looked a bit too open when Walmyr Martins came free, but Dida Salgado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Neo Walker Clube were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luizinho Hoffmann stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paulão Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walmyr Martins who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Dida Salgado when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Doni Vinhas fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Torneiros EC's protests and gave Doni Vinhas a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Torneiros EC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Doni Vinhas hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Doni Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelo Britto, 68 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. When Doni Vinhas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 69 minutes had been played. A collision led to Torneiros EC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Doni Vinhas hit a great ball. Luizinho Hoffmann hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Luizinho Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Dida Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luizinho Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Dida Salgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Armandinho Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Miranda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walmyr Martins recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neo Walker Clube's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.