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Ariramba
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) After having played for 9 minutes, Paul Gigante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mel Mel F C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paul Gigante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. César Tande received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Rubinho Pontes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rubinho Pontes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paul Gigante went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Ariramba's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Pombal came free, but Rubinho Pontes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jefferson Coutinho struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Tiago Gabriel Valladares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ariramba. The supporters of Ariramba booed when Mel Mel F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. César Tande didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Paul Gigante came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Mel Mel F C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Paul Gigante couldn't finish the play. Rubinho Pontes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Paul Gigante's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute.

In the 56th minute César Tande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rubinho Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rubinho Pontes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paul Gigante showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 61 minute of play. Paul Gigante's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rubinho Pontes read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Rubinho Pontes was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Paul Gigante capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paul Gigante really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Rubinho Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Tande in the 77th minute of the match. In the 77th match minute, Ariramba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilton Neiva to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Paul Gigante left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mel Mel F C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Rubinho Pontes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paul Gigante went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Mel Mel F C played a much better game than Ariramba and deserved their victory. The Ariramba players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.