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Match Report
Amaraji
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616,
Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Samuca Tepedino took the kick off in the first half of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Samuca Tepedino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Otávio Salgado. Amaraji's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samuca Tepedino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 22nd match minute, Amaraji was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Velasco to maneuver through the defense. After 24th play minutes Samuca Tepedino shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Otávio Salgado and just under the crossbar into goal. Otávio Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuca Tepedino in the 28th minute of play. Fernandinho Correia charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fernandinho Correia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Psiu! booed when Amaraji was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernandinho Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Otávio Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão Amaral in the 32nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Amaraji defense, Betão Amaral kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Otávio Salgado. The Amaraji fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Otávio Salgado should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Maicon Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Psiu!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Maicon Sousa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Otávio Salgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Samuca Tepedino sped through Amaraji's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Otávio Salgado. In the 44th minute, Betão Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Psiu! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Psiu!'s Nestor Iratxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dino Jacinto in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The wind increased when Dino Jacinto made the kick off in the second half. Samuca Tepedino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Otávio Salgado made a huge save. After 54 minutes, Samuca Tepedino made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Amaraji's Otávio Salgado tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 56 minutes of play, Psiu!'s Betão Amaral made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Otávio Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fritz Wiberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Otávio Salgado came out and tried to block the shot, but Fritz Wiberg slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernandinho Correia in the 67th minute of play forced Psiu!'s goalkeeper Nestor Iratxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Amaraji's Otávio Salgado got control of the ball when Samuca Tepedino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luiz Eduardo Fontes hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Betão Amaral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Otávio Salgado having to make a save. When Samuca Tepedino, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 71 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Otávio Salgado was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Maicon Sousa struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Otávio Salgado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Psiu!. Amaraji's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Betão Amaral 74 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-10. In the 77th match minute, Amaraji was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dênis Vianna to maneuver through the defense. Juninho Lara could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Otávio Salgado made a huge save. In the 86th minute, Solomon Samuels 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. When Psiu!'s Betão Amaral in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Amaraji's goalie prevented a goal. Dino Jacinto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Remo Trigo fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 91st minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. Otávio Salgado was a little too slow when Betão Amaral got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 0-12. Psiu! played a much better game than Amaraji and deserved their victory. The Amaraji players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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