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Estádio Itaberaba
Spectators: 7183 (Terracing: 5389, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Júlio Custódio made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the game, Cauã Leme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Princesa Sport Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Phoenix FC the free kick. Cauã Leme hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Júlio Custódio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Custódio in the 7th minute of the match. Joel Severo hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. A well placed Júlio Custódio short distance shot in the 14th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. If Cipriano Viana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Phoenix FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano França came free, but Jaime de Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Júlio Custódio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomás Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ricardo Marquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute Christiano França shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaime de Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Phoenix FC's Jaime de Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christiano França in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cauã Leme to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Phoenix FC's Davi Oliveira got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Jaime de Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cauã Leme in the 60th minute of play. Jaime de Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Severo in the 62nd minute of play. When Filipe Rezende fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Phoenix FC's protests and gave Filipe Rezende a yellow card for diving instead. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Phoenix FC! Cauã Leme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Jaime de Sousa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Princesa Sport Clube booed when Phoenix FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Viana didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Júlio Custódio in the 73rd minute of play forced Princesa Sport Clube's goalkeeper Ricardo Marquez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Christiano França kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jaime de Sousa. That made the score 1-3 in the 76 minute of play. After 86 minutes of play, Princesa Sport Clube's Cauã Leme made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaime de Sousa was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Tomás Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Phoenix FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Cauã Leme scored to the left of an out of position Jaime de Sousa, making the score, 1-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Princesa Sport Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.