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Meaipe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Meaipe FC's Genílson Bittencourt 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. Edson de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zé Carlos de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. César Cordeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After 16th play minutes Zé Augusto Salles shot 2-0, a short shot which went by José Maria Jacinto and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 22nd match minute, Meaipe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Augusto Salles to maneuver through the defense. Zé Carlos de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson de Barros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genílson Bittencourt might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Maria Jacinto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Genílson Bittencourt ran back to his position shaking his head. Zé Augusto Salles's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but José Maria Jacinto firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Zé Augusto Salles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meaipe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Augusto Salles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Maria Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zé Augusto Salles got free with José Maria Jacinto in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Bittencourt in the 37th minute of play forced Cafezal's goalkeeper José Maria Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Genílson Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edson de Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edu Quintal scored 2-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zé Carlos de Medeiros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The wind increased when Edu Quintal made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Genílson Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meaipe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Genílson Bittencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Maria Jacinto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edson de Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Carlos de Medeiros having to interfere. In the 63rdth minute of the game Genílson Bittencourt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cafezal's José Maria Jacinto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. José Maria Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 67th match minute, Cafezal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ian Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Genílson Bittencourt in the 68th minute of play forced Cafezal's goalkeeper José Maria Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Durvalino Soeiro hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Gustavo de Almeida in the 71st minute of play forced Meaipe FC's goalkeeper Zé Carlos de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zé Augusto Salles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Augusto Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Maria Jacinto having to interfere. José Maria Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genílson Bittencourt in the 78th minute of the match. Edson de Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Carlos de Medeiros having to interfere. José Maria Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Genílson Bittencourt, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Dráusio Torres charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dráusio Torres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Dráusio Torres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cafezal's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.