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Guaxindiba
Spectators: 7101 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) Gustavo Gaúcho made the kick off and thus started the match. If Erik Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 minutes of play, Sapesal's Roberto Paulista made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luiz Fabiano dos Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Clemente Linares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Luiz Fabiano dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Fabiano dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Vides in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Paulista in the 23rd minute of play forced Guaxindiba AD's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Paulista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Severino Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caio Vides received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Luiz Fabiano dos Santos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sapesal's Inácio de Medeiros got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sapesal's Roberto Paulista got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Gaúcho in the 48th minute of play forced Sapesal's goalkeeper Kléberson Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roberto Paulista made a kick off. Inácio de Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Caio Vides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fabiano dos Santos having to interfere. After having played for 58 minutes, Clemente Linares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sapesal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clemente Linares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Guaxindiba AD's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano dos Santos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Sapesal's Clemente Linares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luiz Fabiano dos Santos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 62 minutes, Henrique Monteiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sapesal and the Guaxindiba AD players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Guaxindiba AD booed when Sapesal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henrique Monteiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kléberson Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natanael Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. If Caio Vides had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Caio Vides came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Sapesal 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 Caio Vides couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caio Vides during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 73rd minute, Caio Vides hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henrique Monteiro got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Sapesal's Henrique Monteiro got a free kick in the 75th minute. Severino Santana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caio Vides fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Fabiano dos Santos having to interfere. In the 88th minute Clemente Linares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano dos Santos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sapesal's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.