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Murucupi
Spectators: 7330 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Angelo Sergipano made the kick off which started today's match. Cido Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Augusto Souza having to interfere. José Augusto Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Sergipano in the 11th minute of play. José Augusto Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Sergipano, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Cido Hoffmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. José Augusto Souza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the game, Aleluia's Cido Hoffmann nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. José Augusto Souza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. José Augusto Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cido Hoffmann in the 24th minute of the match. Jaime Tinoco's late challenge caught a Aleluia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Tinoco helped the player get up and apologised. José Augusto Souza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Sergipano's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 30th match minute, Aleluia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Willian Mota to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Aleluia's Gil Saldanha got control of the ball when Vitinho Falcão tried to sneak it across the goal line. Enéas Soeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Enéas Soeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Enéas Soeiro hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Murucupi's goalkeeper José Augusto Souza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Farid Priem to make the kick off. Farid Priem might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gil Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Farid Priem ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Britto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Jaime Tinoco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Farid Priem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil Saldanha having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Aleluia's Cido Hoffmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Augusto Souza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cido Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Angelo Sergipano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 81st match minute, Murucupi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitinho Falcão to maneuver through the defense. Vitinho Falcão's late challenge caught a Aleluia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vitinho Falcão helped the player get up and apologised. José Augusto Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Sergipano in the 85th minute of play. Angelo Sergipano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Augusto Souza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. José Augusto Souza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cido Hoffmann in the 89th minute. In the 95th minute, Cido Hoffmann made a precise shot to the right of José Augusto Souza. Murucupi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Aleluia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.