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Spectators: 5931 (Terracing: 4003,
Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Jerônimo Fantini started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Paulo Ganix could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Rodrigo Amorim made a huge save. In the 11th minute, Vitinho de Moraes 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. Rômulo da Silveira blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodrigo Amorim having to make a save. Rodrigo Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho de Moraes in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Paulo Ganix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Amorim made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Vitinho de Moraes sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, td2's goal looked a bit too open when Jerônimo Fantini came free, but Sandro Mesquita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 26 played minutes td2 got a freekick which was hit by Anderson Loureiro. In the 29th minute, Rômulo Donato made a precise shot to the right of Sandro Mesquita. td2's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Jerônimo Fantini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the td2 defense, Rômulo Donato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sandro Mesquita. The td2 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sandro Mesquita should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrézinho Simões during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th match minute, Clube União Popular was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrézinho Simões to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Amorim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rômulo da Silveira's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vitinho de Moraes got free with Rodrigo Amorim in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodrigo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rômulo da Silveira, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paulo Ganix to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Clube União Popular was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Mello to maneuver through the defense. Andrézinho Simões was shown his second yellow card after 53 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Clube União Popular's Andrézinho Simões got a free kick in the 54th minute. A collision led to Clube União Popular getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Christiano Alagoano hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute Paulo Ganix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodrigo Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Ganix, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. If Paulo Ganix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 69 minutes, Paulo Ganix managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. td2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Ganix was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Clube União Popular getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Rômulo Donato hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Clube União Popular's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Ganix came free, but Rodrigo Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 78 minutes, Rômulo da Silveira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. td2's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rômulo da Silveira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulo Ganix charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Ganix the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Clube União Popular made a substitution. Júlio de Souza replaced Rafael Mello. If Vitinho de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Jerônimo Fantini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube União Popular's supporters rose to their feet, but Jerônimo Fantini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sandro Mesquita breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.
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