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Estádio Imperial
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Luiz Guilherme Diniz made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Christiano da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cipriano Catarinense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 3rd minute, Válter Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 4th minute, Alan Reis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Imperial FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. André Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Mazinho Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mazinho Motta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Jacinto in the 10th minute of play. Luiz Guilherme Diniz struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Mazinho Motta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arabela. If André Jacinto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Arabela booed when Imperial FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jefferson Recife didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luiz Guilherme Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 28thth minute of the game Christiano da Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arabela's Cipriano Catarinense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Imperial FC booed when Arabela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Válter Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Arabela booed when Imperial FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogo Medeiros didn't get a good kick on the ball. André Jacinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Mazinho Motta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cipriano Catarinense made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Alan Reis sent off a good shot on target. Cipriano Catarinense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano da Rocha in the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Luiz Guilherme Diniz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazinho Motta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Luís Fábio Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After 54 minutes, Alfredo Loureiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arabela and the Imperial FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 54th minute of the game. One of Arabela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Imperial FC:s goal. Elivélton Pirani shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 57 minutes into the match, Arabela's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano da Rocha came free, but Cipriano Catarinense reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Christiano da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cipriano Catarinense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 62 minutes, Álvaro Souza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arabela and the Imperial FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Álvaro Souza hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Christiano da Rocha made a precise shot to the right of Cipriano Catarinense. Arabela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After 74 played minutes Arabela got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Loureiro. André Jacinto came free with the goalkeeper in the 83rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mazinho Motta could save by the left post. After 86 minutes of play, Imperial FC's Alan Reis made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cipriano Catarinense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cipriano Catarinense stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christiano da Rocha's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The audience was convinced that Alan Reis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cipriano Catarinense was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Arabela players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Imperial FC.