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Whaddon Road
Spectators: 7239 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anselmo Dante took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd match minute, Araçá F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Dante to maneuver through the defense. Thiago de Salles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Anselmo Dante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tadeu Bueno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tiago de Sousa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Araçá F.C's zone, Tiago de Sousa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luiz Guilherme Paulista came out of the goal and Tiago de Sousa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago de Salles in the 22nd minute of play forced Araçá F.C's goalkeeper Luiz Guilherme Paulista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tarcisio Mineiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anselmo Dante in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Araçá F.C's goalkeeper Luiz Guilherme Paulista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Noel Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noel Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tadeu Bueno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredão Valle's late challenge caught a Araçá F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredão Valle helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Araçá F.C booed when Cheltenham Town FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredão Valle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tadeu Bueno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tarcisio Mineiro having to interfere. Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's Tarcisio Mineiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anselmo Dante in the 40th minute of play. Tiago de Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Guilherme Paulista having to interfere. Thiago de Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Luiz Guilherme Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Thiago de Salles made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Tiago de Sousa 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. Luiz Guilherme Paulista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Tiago de Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luiz Guilherme Paulista. Araçá F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tiago de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's goalkeeper Tarcisio Mineiro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Cheltenham Town FSCMZ booed when Araçá F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior Siqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thiago de Salles 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. Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's Thiago de Salles got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Maurinho Borges collided with one of Cheltenham Town FSCMZ's players - so bad that he fractured his nose. Iuri Barros charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iuri Barros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tiago de Sousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Guilherme Paulista having to interfere. Araçá F.C's Luiz Guilherme Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago de Salles in the 96th minute of play. Cheltenham Town FSCMZ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.