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Estádio Paxiubinha
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Diogo Félix took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cauã Quirino during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sauva AD booed when Paxiubinha FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cauã Quirino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paxiubinha FC's José Carlos da Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manoel Galvão in the 6th minute of play. Ricardinho de Souza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Carlos da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manoel Galvão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Falcão Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Carlos da Silveira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Cauã Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dalmo Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Félix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Ricardinho de Souza got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Antônio Tasso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paxiubinha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Antônio Tasso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dalmo Linhares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 28 minutes, Betão Mesquita mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sauva AD and the Paxiubinha FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Diogo Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antônio Tasso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Dalmo Linhares made a huge save. Antônio Tasso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmo Linhares having to interfere. If Cauã Quirino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 43 minutes into the game, Diogo Félix cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Dalmo Linhares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dalmo Linhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Félix in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Manoel Galvão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ricardinho de Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Carlos da Silveira having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Manoel Galvão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sauva AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Manoel Galvão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Carlos da Silveira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diogo Félix sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sauva AD's goalkeeper Dalmo Linhares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dalmo Linhares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diogo Félix in the 68th minute of the match. Paxiubinha FC's Antônio Tasso got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 73 minutes into the match, Paxiubinha FC's Antônio Tasso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dalmo Linhares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Antônio Tasso came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Paxiubinha FC 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 Antônio Tasso couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Paxiubinha FC's goalkeeper José Carlos da Silveira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antônio Tasso might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dalmo Linhares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antônio Tasso ran back to his position shaking his head. Diogo Félix might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dalmo Linhares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diogo Félix ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Paxiubinha FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sauva AD had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.