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Arena Passo Das Emas
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) In the 8th minute, Cássio Freitas made a precise shot to the right of Horácio de Medeiros. Luverdense Esporte Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wanderson Freire in the 12th minute of play forced Luverdense Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Horácio de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wanderson Freire kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Luverdense Esporte Clube's Rony Xavier got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Luverdense Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Horácio de Medeiros, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Horácio de Medeiros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wanderson Freire went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Luverdense Esporte Clube's Horácio de Medeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Saraiva in the 24th minute of play. Dênis Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Baltazar Nóbrega tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Horácio de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wanderson Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cássio Freitas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horácio de Medeiros having to interfere. Horácio de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Saraiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Horácio de Medeiros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Saraiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Horácio de Medeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wanderson Freire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 minutes, Rony Xavier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Luverdense Esporte Clube and the Betania players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd minute, Rony Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horácio de Medeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Saraiva in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wanderson Freire to make the kick off. Roberto Saraiva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Horácio de Medeiros made a huge save. 55 minutes into the game, Faustão Magalhães was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Luverdense Esporte Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Betania the free kick. Faustão Magalhães kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. It was beautiful to see Betania's Alex Vaz in action when he in the 57th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After a rather tough play, Luverdense Esporte Clube's André Senna got a free kick in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Luverdense Esporte Clube's André Senna got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 66 played minutes Luverdense Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Kaká Sanches. In the 72nd minute, Elano Peres ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Horácio de Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. 76 minutes into the match, Luverdense Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Freitas came free, but Horácio de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Luverdense Esporte Clube:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Betania:s goal. Luverdense Esporte Clube:s Horácio de Medeiros showed great skill when he stopped João Vítor Vides:s penalty. João Vítor Vides did an outstanding performance 80 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 0-6 to the right of an irritated Horácio de Medeiros in the goal. Horácio de Medeiros made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Roberto Saraiva sent off a good shot on target. In the 88th minute, Wanderson Freire reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Horácio de Medeiros. The goal made the score 0-7. Roberto Saraiva came free with the goalkeeper in the 93rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Horácio de Medeiros could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wanderson Freire in the 94th minute of play forced Luverdense Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Horácio de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 97 minutes into the match, Luverdense Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Wanderson Freire came free, but Horácio de Medeiros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 99th minute, Cássio Freitas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Betania fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8.