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ALLIANZ PAIA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Evaristo de Mendonça took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfredão Munhoz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renan Valle hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Manoel Pirani was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Alfredão Munhoz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfredão Munhoz really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. When Tricolor Fc's Evaristo de Mendonça in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PAIA's goalie prevented a goal. Paulão Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo de Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Alfredão Munhoz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Manoel Pirani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tricolor Fc's Manoel Pirani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredão Munhoz in the 23rd minute of play. With a little luck, Tricolor Fc's Manoel Pirani got control of the ball when Michel Massa tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of PAIA booed when Tricolor Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renan Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Victor Proença hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 31 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Alfredão Munhoz sped through Tricolor Fc's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Manoel Pirani. In the 36th match minute, PAIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cássio Garcia to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, Evaristo de Mendonça had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulão Bezerra. PAIA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evaristo de Mendonça was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 46th minute Alfredão Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manoel Pirani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evaristo de Mendonça during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute, Evaristo de Mendonça hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfredão Munhoz made a kick off. Evaristo de Mendonças short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Paulão Bezerra to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Manoel Pirani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raúl Moura in the 58th minute of play. If Enrique França had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute Enrique França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulão Bezerra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Renan Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Manoel Pirani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredão Munhoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime de Moraes during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Tricolor Fc booed when PAIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime de Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, PAIA's Paulão Bezerra got control of the ball when Evaristo de Mendonça tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, PAIA's Cássio Garcia got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Vágner Oliveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When José Maria Freire came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Tricolor Fc 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 José Maria Freire couldn't finish the play. PAIA's Paulão Bezerra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique França in the 77th minute of play. In the 81stth minute of the game Alfredão Munhoz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tricolor Fc's Manoel Pirani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 86th minute, Alfredão Munhoz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PAIA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. Alan Pereira's late challenge caught a Tricolor Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alan Pereira helped the player get up and apologised. Alan Pereira hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the match, PAIA's goalkeeper Paulão Bezerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evaristo de Mendonça. When Christiano de Lima fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PAIA's protests and gave Christiano de Lima a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to PAIA getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Christiano de Lima hit a great ball. A collision led to Tricolor Fc getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Jaime Bastos hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tricolor Fc players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for PAIA.