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Willie Davids
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Caveiras FC's Silas Sousa 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. Ismael de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elivélton Cabral having to interfere. Zé Pedro Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elivélton Cabral having to interfere. If Ismael de Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernani de Salles's late challenge caught a Grêmio Maringá's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernani de Salles helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Caveiras FC's Ernani de Salles got a free kick in the 13th minute. Zé Pedro Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Elivélton Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael de Senna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elivélton Cabral having to make a save. In the 21st minute of the match, Zé Pedro Sena tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Elivélton Cabral saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 24 minutes into the game, Caveiras FC's Andrézinho Borges nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. André Luís Dantas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 27 played minutes Caveiras FC got a freekick which was hit by Silas Sousa. If Edgard Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Silas Sousa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Luís Dantas was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 38th minute of the match Caveiras FC got a corner. Grêmio Maringá's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Henrique Salles ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Caveiras FC's corner Henrique Salles fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and André Luís Dantas quite easily take care of the ball. Elivélton Cabral was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Zé Pedro Sena capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zé Pedro Sena really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Zé Pedro Sena made the kick off in the second half. Ismael de Senna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elivélton Cabral having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Silas Sousa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of André Luís Dantas, passed just outside the right post. Elivélton Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Pedro Sena in the 63rd minute of the match. Andrézinho Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Silas Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. André Luís Dantas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrézinho Borges sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silas Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Andrézinho Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Luís Dantas having to interfere. If Zé Pedro Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrézinho Borges struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. André Luís Dantas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caveiras FC. Zé Pedro Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Elivélton Cabral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adilson Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. 92 minutes in the game, Zé Pedro Sena dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. A hard shot by Henrique Alvarenga from long distance, 96 minutes into the match, got André Luís Dantas's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Caveiras FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.