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Arena Alharponi
Spectators: 7243 (Terracing: 5433, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Alharponi's Oswaldo Quirino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, DRAMA FC's Luís Fábio Tinoco got control of the ball when Serafim dos Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Cássio Damião was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DRAMA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alharponi the free kick. The supporters of Alharponi booed when DRAMA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Damião didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Luiz Fábio Monteiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Carlinhos Leal came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the DRAMA FC 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 Carlinhos Leal couldn't finish the play. Bebeto Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Ulysses Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When DRAMA FC's Bebeto Macedo in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alharponi's goalie prevented a goal. Bebeto Macedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Felippe Pereira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bebeto Macedo 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. In the 29th minute, Bebeto Macedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DRAMA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Luiz Fábio Monteiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, Oswaldo Quirino notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of DRAMA FC's Luís Fábio Tinoco. Luís Fábio Tinoco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute, Bebeto 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. In the 41st minute, Bebeto Macedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ulysses Lopes was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bebeto Macedo was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Jean Fernandez recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ulysses Lopes. Jean Fernandez showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Felippe Pereira during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to DRAMA FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Felippe Pereira hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Carlinhos Leal made a precise shot to the right of Ulysses Lopes. Alharponi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Bebeto Macedo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Ulysses Lopes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 69th match minute, Alharponi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. Oswaldo Quirino kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Alharponi's Ulysses Lopes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Alharponi from getting a goal against them. In the 75th minute Carlinhos Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulysses Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bebeto Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulysses Lopes having to interfere. Ulysses Lopes made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Carlinhos Leal sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlinhos Leal in the 82nd minute of play forced Alharponi's goalkeeper Ulysses Lopes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulysses Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bebeto Macedo in the 84th minute of play. Jean Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ulysses Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tião Leão hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Bebeto Macedos short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Ulysses Lopes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. DRAMA FC's Carlinhos Leal got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match was over DRAMA FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Alharponi throughout the match.