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Maracuja
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dalmo Sousa kicked off to start the match. Maracuja's Murillo Antunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalmo Sousa in the 8th minute of play. Jeferson Ferreiras short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Giovani Meira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Giovani Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Álvaro de Castro in the 15th minute of the match. Amadeu Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Maracuja's Jeferson Ferreira got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Maracuja booed when Placa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléberson Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jeferson Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Álvaro de Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 22nd minute, Álvaro de Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maracuja fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 25 minutes into the match, Placa's Dalmo Sousa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Murillo Antunes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Maracuja getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Samuca Correia hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmo Sousa in the 27th minute of play forced Maracuja's goalkeeper Murillo Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Álvaro de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Maracuja 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 Álvaro de Castro couldn't finish the play. After having played for 30 minutes, Maurício Veloso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Placa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurício Veloso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmo Sousa in the 32nd minute of play forced Maracuja's goalkeeper Murillo Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmo Sousa in the 33rd minute of play forced Maracuja's goalkeeper Murillo Antunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmo Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Murillo Antunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Murillo Antunes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalmo Sousa in the 39th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Maracuja defense, Dalmo Sousa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Murillo Antunes. The Maracuja fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Murillo Antunes should have stopped the shot. In the 46th minute Dalmo Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Antunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Maracuja defense, Kléberson Donato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Murillo Antunes. The Maracuja fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Murillo Antunes should have stopped the shot. The Maracuja players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Placa were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Álvaro de Castro to make the kick off. Zé Paulo Soares charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Paulo Soares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Placa's supporters stood up full of expectation in the 56th minute of the game, when Hamílton Pontes after an extraordinary solo performance found himself with a golden opportunity in front of Maracuja's goal. Hamílton Pontes was unfortunally a little to anxious and the ball went outside the goal. After 58 minutes, Kléberson Donato mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Placa and the Maracuja players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kléberson Donato kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Maracuja defense, Maurício Veloso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Murillo Antunes. The Maracuja fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Murillo Antunes should have stopped the shot. Murillo Antunes made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Maurício Veloso sent off a good shot on target. Murillo Antunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maurício Veloso in the 72nd minute. Maurício Veloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Maurício Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Túlio Prestes hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Placa's Dalmo Sousa got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Maracuja supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Placa's performance. The match ended with a win for Placa.