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José Pinheiro Borda
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Richard dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lautaro Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richard dos Santos in the 6th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norberto Queiroz during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Norberto Queiroz hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Luisão Sarmento 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisão Sarmento in the 21st minute of play forced Sport Club Lagradouro's goalkeeper Henrique Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Canes City F.C's Lautaro Martinez got control of the ball when Fabinho Fernandes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Jerônimo Borges hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 29 minutes, Vivaldo Montenegro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Canes City F.C and the Sport Club Lagradouro players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Canes City F.C getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Vivaldo Montenegro hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Sport Club Lagradouro got a corner. Canes City F.C's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luiz Eduardo Ferraz ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisão Sarmento in the 39th minute of play forced Sport Club Lagradouro's goalkeeper Henrique Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Richard dos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Martinez was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabinho Fernandes got free with Lautaro Martinez in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Fabinho Fernandes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sport Club Lagradouro's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabinho Fernandes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Martinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Richard dos Santos made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Cléberson Neto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sport Club Lagradouro's supporters rose to their feet, but Cléberson Neto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lautaro Martinez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabinho Fernandes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lautaro Martinez having to make a save. Luisão Sarmento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henrique Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisão Sarmento, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Jerônimo Borges recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Patrick Diniz notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Canes City F.C's Lautaro Martinez. Lautaro Martinez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luisão Sarmento's late challenge caught a Sport Club Lagradouro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luisão Sarmento helped the player get up and apologised. If Fabinho Fernandes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lautaro Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabinho Fernandes in the 75th minute of play. Fabinho Fernandes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lautaro Martinez having to interfere. Luisão Sarmento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Richard dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vivaldo Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henrique Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisão Sarmento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sport Club Lagradouro fans cheered their team off the field, for while Canes City F.C had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.