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Arena Urubu
Spectators: 7243 (Terracing: 5433, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toninho Cardoso took the kick off in the first half of the match. ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s Samuca Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toninho Cardoso in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, The Strongest's goal looked a bit too open when Sílvio Luiz Rocha came free, but Jan Karanowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sílvio Luiz Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Jan Karanowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Aírton Albuquerque's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Samuca Lima was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Jan Karanowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sílvio Luiz Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Aírton Albuquerque might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samuca Lima. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aírton Albuquerque ran back to his position shaking his head. When Jairo Pinho came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the ⚽️ MENGÃO 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 Jairo Pinho couldn't finish the play. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Jan Karanowski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 36th minute, Vítor da Mata left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Strongest fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sílvio Luiz Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 minutes into the game, Toninho Cardoso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Samuca Lima was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Strongest were winning 0-2.

When Geovanni Magalhães fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Strongest's protests and gave Geovanni Magalhães a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to The Strongest getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Geovanni Magalhães hit a great ball. In the 55th minute Sílvio Luiz Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Karanowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, The Strongest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor da Mata to maneuver through the defense. When Toninho Cardoso came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the The Strongest 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 Toninho Cardoso couldn't finish the play. Toninho Cardoso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Samuca Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Samuca Lima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toninho Cardoso in the 71st minute of the match. When Bruninho Perez fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s protests and gave Bruninho Perez a yellow card for diving instead. After 76 played minutes ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️ got a freekick which was hit by Bruninho Perez. Toninho Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s Samuca Lima got control of the ball when Aírton Albuquerque tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Nuno Brodel managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Strongest's supporters rose to their feet, but Nuno Brodel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuca Lima breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aírton Albuquerque received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Samuca Lima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, The Strongest's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Pinho came free, but Jan Karanowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ⚽️ MENGÃO FC ⚽️'s Sílvio Luiz Rocha got a free kick in the 96th minute. The Strongest's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.