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La Xibombonera
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tiquinho Soares made the kick off which started today's match. Dibag Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Garcia in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute Angelo Loyola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dibag Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Corti's Ulisses Souza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Corti from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caetano Simões got free with Ulisses Souza in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd match minute, Xiboquinha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorio Lapurdi to maneuver through the defense. Caetano Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ulisses Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiquinho Soares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes in the game Maicon Marinho did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ali Emir Ayık. Ulisses Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Simões in the 43rd minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Corti's Angelo Loyola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dibag Martinez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Andrey Villasante hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute, Honorio Lapurdi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dibag Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidnei Correia in the 48th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leopoldo Dantas to make the kick off. Corti's Ulisses Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Simões in the 52nd minute of play. Dibag Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmílson Gaspar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Olavo Moreno fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Xiboquinha FC's protests and gave Olavo Moreno a yellow card for diving instead. Angelo Loyola's late challenge caught a Xiboquinha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Loyola helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Corti getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Angelo Loyola hit a great ball. Tiquinho Soares hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Xiboquinha FC's Tiago Safadão was substituted for Tiquinho Soares. Ulisses Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Simões, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 80th minute Caetano Simões shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulisses Souza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Caetano Simões left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xiboquinha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Maicon Marinho kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Ulisses Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Caetano Simões left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Xiboquinha FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The audience was convinced that Caetano Simões's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulisses Souza was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Xiboquinha FC were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Corti's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Olavo Moreno took the corner. The corner ended in Olavo Moreno almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Corti's Ulisses Souza did a great save. Xiboquinha FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.