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Anhoma
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Guto Zanette took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Silvinho Mangueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ypiranga SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvinho Mangueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Lucas Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sydney Oliveira was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. When Ypiranga SC's Lucas Cordeiro in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Anhoma AD's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Ypiranga SC's Eugênio Torres got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 23rd minute Guto Zanette shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sakarias Bocklund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Anhoma AD's Waldemar Bastos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sakarias Bocklund. That made the score 1-1 after 24 minutes of play. 27 minutes into the game, Ronaldão Duarte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Sakarias Bocklund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sakarias Bocklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waldemar Bastos in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of Ypiranga SC booed when Anhoma AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guto Zanette didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucas Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Silvinho Mangueira made a precise shot to the right of Sydney Oliveira. Anhoma AD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Lucas Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sydney Oliveira having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Silvinho Mangueira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sydney Oliveira. Anhoma AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvinho Mangueira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Sakarias Bocklund made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Ronaldão Duarte sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronaldinho Gaúcho during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th match minute, Anhoma AD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldinho Gaúcho to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Cordeiro was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldinho Gaúcho in the 53rd minute of play forced Ypiranga SC's goalkeeper Sakarias Bocklund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute Lucas Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sydney Oliveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sydney Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Cordeiro in the 60th minute of the match. Lucas Cordeiro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Sydney Oliveira skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Waldemar Bastos fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Anhoma AD's protests and gave Waldemar Bastos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd minute, Waldemar Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. During the 65th minute of the match Waldemar Bastos completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Waldemar Bastos a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Anhoma AD's Waldemar Bastos got a free kick in the 65th minute. A collision led to Ypiranga SC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Felipe Ramos hit a great ball. Ypiranga SC's Sakarias Bocklund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldão Duarte in the 74th minute of play. In the 78thth minute of the game Lucas Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Anhoma AD's Sydney Oliveira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lucas Cordeiro struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Sydney Oliveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ypiranga SC. 87 minutes into the game, Almir Britto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ypiranga SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Anhoma AD the free kick. The supporters of Ypiranga SC booed when Anhoma AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ademar Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lucas Cordeiro came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Ypiranga SC 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 Lucas Cordeiro couldn't finish the play. Severino da Cunha hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Ypiranga SC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.