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LUCABE
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maicon Arruda got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to LUCABE F.C. getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Cleiton Bezerra hit a great ball. Cleiton Bezerra hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute Maicon Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luís Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gildo Furtado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cacá Rocha in the 11th minute of play. After some careless play in the LUCABE F.C. defense, Maicon Arruda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Luís Rossi. The LUCABE F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Luís Rossi should have stopped the shot. Gildo Furtado made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan Simões in the 16th minute. Sílvio Luís Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, America FC's Gildo Furtado got control of the ball when Cacá Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ricardinho Quadros kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Léo Vargas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gildo Furtado having to make a save. In the 35th minute Maicon Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luís Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 played minutes America FC got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Dracena. Sílvio Luís Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yuri Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The wind increased when Juan Simões made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, LUCABE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Dracena came free, but Sílvio Luís Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dagoberto de Lima hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Léo Vargas in the 59th minute of play forced America FC's goalkeeper Gildo Furtado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When LUCABE F.C.'s Juan Simões in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye America FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 67th match minute, LUCABE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Guilherme Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Luís Guilherme Almeida hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Sílvio Luís Rossi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maicon Arruda went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LUCABE F.C.! After 83 played minutes, America FC's Maicon Arruda shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sílvio Luís Rossi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in America FC reached it. Cacá Rocha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gildo Furtado. America FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sílvio Luís Rossi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maicon Arruda in the 88th minute. LUCABE F.C.'s Sílvio Luís Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimir da Rocha in the 91st minute of play. Gildo Furtado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arí Favoretto, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir da Rocha in the 96th minute of play forced LUCABE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Luís Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute of the match America FC got a corner. LUCABE F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maicon Arruda ran over to the corner to take the kick. America FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.