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Estádio Verdejante
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Zé Carlos Alagoano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Natanael Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mazinho Mesquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wágner Vaz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Paulinho Furtado showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Natanael Garcia came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Souza Nogueira F. C.'s Dadá Araújo. But to his dismay, Dadá Araújo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Mazinho Mesquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulinho Furtado took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wágner Vaz. Wágner Vaz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Hugo Paiva's late challenge caught a Palmeiras Corinthiano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hugo Paiva helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Souza Nogueira F. C. getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Hugo Paiva hit a great ball. A hard shot 36 in the game by Mazinho Mesquita from a close distance when the talented Wágner Vaz managed to make a qualified save. Souza Nogueira F. C.'s players were relieved. 39 minutes into the game, Souza Nogueira F. C.'s Ulisses Cearense nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Natanael Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Paulinho Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mazinho Mesquita was the one to do the kick off. Souza Nogueira F. C.'s Wágner Vaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mazinho Mesquita in the 57th minute of play. After 59 minutes of play, Souza Nogueira F. C.'s Dadá Araújo made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Natanael Garcia was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 64th minute Mazinho Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wágner Vaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ulisses Cearense charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulisses Cearense the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ulisses Cearense kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Natanael Garcia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ulisses Cearense showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 69 minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Palmeiras Corinthiano's goal looked a bit too open when Dadá Araújo came free, but Natanael Garcia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Patrick Alvarenga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80thth minute of the game Mazinho Mesquita who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Souza Nogueira F. C.'s Wágner Vaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Souza Nogueira F. C. getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ulisses Cearense hit a great ball. Mazinho Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wágner Vaz having to interfere. Wágner Vaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Mineiro in the 87th minute of play. Mazinho Mesquita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wágner Vaz having to interfere. A collision led to Palmeiras Corinthiano getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Patrick Alvarenga hit a great ball. When Edmundo Moreno fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Souza Nogueira F. C.'s protests and gave Edmundo Moreno a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Souza Nogueira F. C.'s Edmundo Moreno got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Palmeiras Corinthiano's Mazinho Mesquita got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 97 played minutes Souza Nogueira F. C. got a freekick which was hit by Dadá Araújo. Wágner Vaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Palmeiras Corinthiano lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.