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Tejucopapo
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ronaldão Dracena took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the game, SantasticFC's Cafu Peres nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Renan Prata made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Tejucopapo's Renan Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cafu Peres in the 9th minute of play. The SantasticFC fans' excitement grew in the 11th match minute when SantasticFC's Arnaldo Macedo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Arnaldo Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renan Prata was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Renan Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Macedo in the 18th minute of play. Amadeu Brito charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amadeu Brito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Amadeu Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Renan Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cafu Peres in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Arnaldo Macedo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of Tejucopapo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SantasticFC:s goal. The audience was convinced that Arnaldo Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Renan Prata was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Léo Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When SantasticFC's Arnaldo Macedo in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tejucopapo's goalie prevented a goal. Arnaldo Macedo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnaldo Macedo was the one to do the kick off. Arnaldo Macedo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Renan Prata 52 minutes into the match. When SantasticFC's Arnaldo Macedo in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tejucopapo's goalie prevented a goal. Dalmo Xavier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 59th play minutes Arnaldo Macedo shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Renan Prata and just under the crossbar into goal. After 62 played minutes SantasticFC got a freekick which was hit by Cafu Peres. Renan Prata was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Arnaldo Macedo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arnaldo Macedo really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. When Ronaldão Dracena came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Tejucopapo 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 Ronaldão Dracena couldn't finish the play. In the 77thth minute of the game Arnaldo Macedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tejucopapo's Renan Prata was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 80 minutes, Arnaldo Macedo made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Tejucopapo's Renan Prata tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Cafu Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Macedo notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Tejucopapo's Renan Prata. Renan Prata was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cafu Peres succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-9 in the 91st playminute. In the 97thth minute of the game Arnaldo Macedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tejucopapo's Renan Prata was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.