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Estádio Murupu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Raúl Bittencourt started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Murupu EC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Murilo Dias hit a great ball. In the 10th minute, Raúl Bittencourt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sinop fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 16 minutes into the game, Silas Oliveira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. David de Alcântara was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Raí de Lara charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raí de Lara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Raí de Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sinop's zone, Luciano Monteiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Moreira came out of the goal and Luciano Monteiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raúl Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Murupu EC booed when Sinop was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raí de Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the game, Luciano Monteiro lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Armando Moreira. Raúl Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Paulo José Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Murupu EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo José Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Moreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adrianinho Eger's late challenge caught a Murupu EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrianinho Eger helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st match minute, Sinop was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrianinho Eger to maneuver through the defense. Romário Rezende made a great header on Murupu EC's corner, it was just that Sinop's Armando Moreira managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Romário Rezende to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Murupu EC! Perivaldo Leme shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Luciano Monteiro scored 2-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armando Moreira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Murupu EC's David de Alcântara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Murupu EC from getting a goal against them. Raúl Bittencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. David de Alcântara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luciano Monteiro struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Armando Moreira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Murupu EC. The supporters of Murupu EC booed when Sinop was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrianinho Eger didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Murupu EC's Romário Rezende nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Moreira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Armando Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romário Rezende in the 86th minute of play. David de Alcântara didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Silas Oliveira went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Murupu EC's David de Alcântara got control of the ball when Silas Oliveira tried to sneak it across the goal line.