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Sapecada
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eugênio Novaes made the kick off which started today's match. Renato Neves hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Pedro Augusto Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Benedito Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Casimiro SS's Pedro Augusto Lima got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Lino Mattos put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Benedito Vasconcelos. José Maria Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Benedito Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duarte Sabóia hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Benedito Vasconcelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Maria Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th match minute, Sapecada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgílio Amaral to maneuver through the defense. 29 minutes into the match, Sapecada's Eugênio Novaes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wágner Simões narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Lino Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Pedro Augusto Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute, Lino Mattos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Casimiro SS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 40th minute, Isaltino Peixoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Casimiro SS's Aírton Donato broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lino Mattos was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Christian Rocha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sapecada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Rocha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Augusto Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Benedito Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sapecada's Benedito Vasconcelos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lino Mattos in the 61st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Sapecada's zone, Pedro Augusto Lima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benedito Vasconcelos came out of the goal and Pedro Augusto Lima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Augusto Lima struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Benedito Vasconcelos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Casimiro SS. Pedro Augusto Lima struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Benedito Vasconcelos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Casimiro SS. After 79 minutes, Pedro Augusto Lima made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Sapecada's Benedito Vasconcelos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Lino Mattos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benedito Vasconcelos having to interfere. Pedro Augusto Lima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Benedito Vasconcelos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Augusto Lima's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Benedito Vasconcelos firmly grabbed it by the left post. Casimiro SS played a much better game than Sapecada and deserved their victory. The Sapecada players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.