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Palácio Celeste
Spectators: 7270 (Terracing: 5454, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernandinho Maciel started the match with the kick off. Marcelo Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Machado in the 5th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Waldir Furlan during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Waldir Furlan kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. André Maranhense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandinho Maciel in the 10th minute of play. If Júlio Furlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. André Maranhense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandinho Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Fernandinho Maciel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cejam FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernandinho Maciel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. André Maranhense breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 17 minutes into the match, Fernandinho Maciel notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Celeste SC's André Maranhense. André Maranhense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Cejam FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Kléberson Guimarães hit a great ball. Júlio Furlan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Marcelo Santos made a huge save. Doriva Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Maranhense having to interfere. After some careless play in the Cejam FC defense, Waldir Furlan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelo Santos. The Cejam FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelo Santos should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Júlio Furlan got free with Marcelo Santos in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benedito Dantas took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Maranhense. André Maranhense dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The Celeste SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cejam FC were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hílton Paraíba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. André Maranhense was a little too slow when Benedito Dantas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Doriva Pereira got free with André Maranhense in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Machado in the 58th minute of play forced Cejam FC's goalkeeper Marcelo Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cejam FC's Marcelo Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júlio Furlan in the 59th minute of play. When Dário Marinho fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cejam FC's protests and gave Dário Marinho a yellow card for diving instead. Marcelo Santos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hílton Paraíba went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Marcelo Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Marcelo Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Dário Marinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but André Maranhense made a huge save. Geovanni Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th minute, Júlio Furlan made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Santos. Cejam FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Fernandinho Maciel succeeded in the game's 85th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-4. Fernandinho Maciel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.