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Estádio Euniverso
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabiano Diniz kicked off to start the match. If Erasmo Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Jonas Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonas Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Otávio Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hortêncio Batista struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Antônio Carlos Pena didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Cruz. Erasmo Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Otávio Baiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erasmo Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonas Macedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Otávio Baiano made a huge save. Antônio Carlos Pena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabiano Diniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Hortêncio Batista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the game, Marcinho Nóbrega was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Euniverso's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santa Cruz the free kick. In the 38th match minute, Euniverso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcinho Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. Antônio Carlos Pena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Diniz in the 41st minute of play. Otávio Baiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Sena in the 44th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erasmo Sena to strike the kick off in the second half. Erasmo Sena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antônio Carlos Pena made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Hortêncio Batista sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Euniverso booed when Santa Cruz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. Otávio Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasmo Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Hortêncio Batista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 71 minutes, Jonas Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Euniverso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jonas Macedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erasmo Sena scored 1-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Otávio Baiano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Fabiano Diniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristiano Cruz hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Euniverso had won after a very even match.