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Estádio Maria
Spectators: 7213 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Paulo Renato Carioca made the kick off and thus started the match. Paulo Renato Carioca struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Abel Correia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maceió AZP Crabs. Abel Correia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Baptista in the 7th minute of the match. Orlando Guimarães struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Jonas Loureiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Helmet HC. If Célio Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orlando Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlando Guimarães received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Jonas Loureiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Paulo Renato Carioca 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. Cássio Baptista succeeded in the game's 21st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. With a little luck, Maceió AZP Crabs's Jonas Loureiro got control of the ball when Orlando Guimarães tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 30th minute by Célio Cunha got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Jonas Loureiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio Cunha in the 36th minute of the match. Orlando Guimarães scored 1-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonas Loureiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Benjamin Carneiro fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Helmet HC's protests and gave Benjamin Carneiro a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Maceió AZP Crabs booed when Helmet HC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Carneiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Paulo Renato Carioca 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. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Célio Cunha to make the kick off. Abel Correia came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Maceió AZP Crabs's Cássio Baptista. But to his dismay, Cássio Baptista quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. If Paulo Renato Carioca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orlando Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Maceió AZP Crabs's Cássio Baptista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abel Correia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Célio Cunha scored 3-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonas Loureiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paulo Renato Carioca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Correia having to interfere. Helmet HC's Abel Correia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Renato Carioca in the 87th minute of play. Juarês Urbano hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Helmet HC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.