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Estádio Sarare
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cícero Cruz got the match started through his kick off. Nildo Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Gil de Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th match minute, Xipoko was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Senna to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Valdo Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 15th minute Nildo Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gil de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Metoloko FC's Gil de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cícero Cruz in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gusmão Vilela in the 18th minute of play forced Xipoko's goalkeeper Frederico Fonseca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Gabriel Botelho struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Frederico Fonseca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Metoloko FC. 22 minutes into the game, Xipoko's Arsenio Jakobe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gil de Almeida made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nildo Macedo in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gil de Almeida saved Metoloko FC from getting behind. Franklin Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Elias Glad charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elias Glad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31st play minutes Cícero Cruz shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Gil de Almeida and just under the crossbar into goal. The Metoloko FC fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Metoloko FC's Gusmão Vilela looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Arsenio Jakobe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gil de Almeida having to make a save. Xipoko's Luan Luan got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gusmão Vilela made a kick off. 51 minutes in the game, Cícero Cruz fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gil de Almeida having to interfere. 53 minutes into the match, Metoloko FC's goalkeeper Gil de Almeida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nildo Macedo. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Nildo Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xipoko's supporters rose to their feet, but Nildo Macedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gil de Almeida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frederico Fonseca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gusmão Vilela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Gusmão Vilela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frederico Fonseca was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gusmão Vilela in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frederico Fonseca saved Xipoko from getting behind. In the 64th match minute, Metoloko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Figueiredo to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Cícero Cruz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gil de Almeida, passed just outside the right post. Nildo Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil de Almeida having to interfere. A collision led to Metoloko FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Franklin Vasconcelos hit a great ball. Nildo Macedo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gil de Almeida having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, Nildo Macedo notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Metoloko FC's Gil de Almeida. Gil de Almeida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 78 minutes, Cícero Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xipoko's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cícero Cruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Luís Tasso during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pedro Luís Tasso hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Gil de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Jakobe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Gusmão Vilela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frederico Fonseca was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Gil de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gil de Almeida made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Cícero Cruz sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute, Cícero Cruz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gil de Almeida, passed just outside the right post. Nildo Macedo kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Cícero Cruz sped through Metoloko FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gil de Almeida. The Metoloko FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Xipoko were clearly better and deserved to take the win.