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Xaraco
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Joaquim de Queirós started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Maraja's zone, Joaquim de Queirós stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe Netto came out of the goal and Joaquim de Queirós tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Perivaldo Sanches received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Filipe Netto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filipe Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Perivaldo Sanches in the 15th minute of the match. Filipe Netto came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Só de Fula F.C.'s Joaquim de Queirós. But to his dismay, Joaquim de Queirós quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by João Pedro Palmeira during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th match minute, Maraja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Pedro Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. Filipe Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim de Queirós in the 22nd minute of the match. Jeferson Lucas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Netto having to interfere. Joaquim de Queirós scored 0-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Filipe Netto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Só de Fula F.C.'s Jeferson Lucas got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 36th match minute, Maraja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago Camargo to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute of the match Willian de Moraes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Filipe Netto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Joaquim de Queirós managed to get in a good position for a shot. Só de Fula F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquim de Queirós was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Filipe Netto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the match, Só de Fula F.C.'s goalkeeper Eliseu Lira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albertinho Vasconcelos. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tony de Salles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Filipe Netto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquim de Queirós in the 56th minute of play. Jeferson Lucas might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Filipe Netto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeferson Lucas ran back to his position shaking his head. After 65 minutes, Vitório Gonçalves mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Só de Fula F.C. and the Maraja players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Só de Fula F.C. getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Vitório Gonçalves hit a great ball. If Hudson Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joaquim de Queirós had several of the Maraja's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 75 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Filipe Netto as he didn't even see the shot coming. Eliseu Lira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony de Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maraja's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Durval de Souza in the 83rd minute. Eliseu Lira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pedro Palmeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Tony de Salles blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eliseu Lira having to make a save. Eliseu Lira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony de Salles in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, João Pedro Palmeira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maraja's supporters rose to their feet, but João Pedro Palmeira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliseu Lira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th minute Tony de Salles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eliseu Lira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Maraja fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Só de Fula F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.