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Estádio João Reis
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Guilherme de Amorim got the match started through his kick off. José Ignacio Angulo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Raúl Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Ignacio Angulo in the 7th minute of play forced Petrolina FC's goalkeeper Raúl Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Borges hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugênio Macedo in the 12th minute of play forced Petrolina FC's goalkeeper Raúl Paiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raúl Paiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Ignacio Angulo in the 13th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Luiz Guilherme de Amorim put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Samuel da Costa. In the 19th minute Luiz Guilherme de Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Luiz Guilherme de Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel da Costa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If José Ignacio Angulo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrício Araújo charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabrício Araújo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 30 played minutes Petrolina FC got a freekick which was hit by Fabrício Araújo. After 35 minutes of play, Petrolina FC's César Motta made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuel da Costa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Samuel da Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by César Motta in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute, Petrolina FC's Durvalino Maia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. After 45 minutes of play, AD.MANTHIQUEIRA's Dário Leme made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raúl Paiva was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Ignacio Angulo to make the kick off. Luiz Guilherme de Amorim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Samuel da Costa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by César Motta in the 57th minute of play forced AD.MANTHIQUEIRA's goalkeeper Samuel da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Petrolina FC's Raúl Paiva got control of the ball when Fernandinho Azevedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. AD.MANTHIQUEIRA's Samuel da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Guilherme de Amorim in the 67th minute of play. Fernandinho Azevedos short, quick shot in the 71stth minute got Raúl Paiva to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When José Ignacio Angulo fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AD.MANTHIQUEIRA's protests and gave José Ignacio Angulo a yellow card for diving instead. José Ignacio Angulo hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the match, Luiz Guilherme de Amorim notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of AD.MANTHIQUEIRA's Samuel da Costa. Samuel da Costa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Samuel da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Guilherme de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Petrolina FC booed when AD.MANTHIQUEIRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Dorio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, César Motta 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme de Amorim in the 81st minute of play forced AD.MANTHIQUEIRA's goalkeeper Samuel da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Petrolina FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Ignacio Angulo came free, but Raúl Paiva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as José Ignacio Angulo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Raúl Paiva. That made the score 4-3 in the 89 minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the AD.MANTHIQUEIRA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Petrolina FC.