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Joaquinzão
Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Burro da Central's Raúl Zanette 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. Benê Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho Borges, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Lauro Barral kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. When Giovanni de Queiroz came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Charitas EC 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 Giovanni de Queiroz couldn't finish the play. If Giovanni de Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Burro da Central's Edgar Mendonça sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Diego Medeiros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Burro da Central's Edgar Mendonça got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Ricardinho Borges made a precise shot to the right of Benê Quintal. Burro da Central's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Burro da Central's Benê Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardinho Borges in the 30th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Ricardinho Borges managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charitas EC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardinho Borges was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benê Quintal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Benê Quintal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni de Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Giovanni de Queiroz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benê Quintal having to interfere. Magno Favoretto hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Burro da Central's Benê Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardinho Borges in the 39th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ricardinho Borges to strike the kick off in the second half. Benê Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kauã Breckenfeld in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Charitas EC booed when Burro da Central was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lauro Barral didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 56 played minutes, Charitas EC's José Ceresso shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benê Quintal came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Charitas EC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardinho Borges in the 65th minute of play forced Burro da Central's goalkeeper Benê Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Burro da Central getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Bruninho Soeiro hit a great ball. Benê Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Borges in the 72nd minute of play. Diego Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgar Mendonça went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Raúl Zanette sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raúl Zanette fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Medeiros having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Giovanni de Queiroz 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. After having played for 91 minutes, Giovanni de Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Charitas EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giovanni de Queiroz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benê Quintal was a little too slow when Ricardinho Borges got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 93rd minute. The score was now 1-2. Charitas EC's Giovanni de Queiroz got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Charitas EC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.