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QUEBRA CANELA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredão Munhoz got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the match, PAIA's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Dante came free, but Paulão Bezerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christiano de Lima hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th match minute, PAIA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Pitta to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Pereira in the 11th minute of play forced PERNA DE PAU SC's goalkeeper Geovanni Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Alfredo Dante reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Paulão Bezerra. The goal made the score 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, PAIA's goalkeeper Paulão Bezerra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vágner Pernambucano. Alfredão Munhoz took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geovanni Arruda. Geovanni Arruda dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vágner Pernambucano got free with Paulão Bezerra in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Vágner Pernambucano came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the PERNA DE PAU 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 Vágner Pernambucano couldn't finish the play. Paulão Bezerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Dante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to PERNA DE PAU SC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Ian Amorim hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Alfredão Munhoz made a precise shot to the right of Geovanni Arruda. PERNA DE PAU SC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Vágner Pernambucanos short, quick shot in the 48thth minute got Paulão Bezerra to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vágner Pernambucano was the one to do the kick off. Paulão Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vágner Pernambucano, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, Fábio Medeiros 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 Fábio Medeiros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. After some careless play in the PAIA defense, Vágner Pernambucano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulão Bezerra. The PAIA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulão Bezerra should have stopped the shot. In the 68th minute Vágner Pernambucano 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. PAIA were furious when Henrique Pitta was red carded, 78 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 79th minute, Henrique Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the match, Ruben Paz notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of PAIA's Paulão Bezerra. Paulão Bezerra was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 89 played minutes PERNA DE PAU SC got a freekick which was hit by 김 화. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The PERNA DE PAU SC fans cheered their team off the field, for while PAIA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.