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Laranjeiras
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dino Urbano kicked off to start the match. Fabiano Zanette didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cleiton Dracena went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Cleiton Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Elias Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Zanette having to interfere. Luizão Duarte's late challenge caught a Meriti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luizão Duarte helped the player get up and apologised. Luizão Duarte kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Cleiton Dracena 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. A collision led to Formosa getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Charles Travassos hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Raimundo Recife 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. In a very dangerous position, a player in Formosa fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 35th minute. Penalty! In the 36th minute there was a penalty for Meriti. Dino Urbano stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fabiano Zanette. 0-2. Téo Rezende showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivo Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. With a little luck, Meriti's Téo Rezende got control of the ball when Murillo Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Formosa's Fabiano Zanette played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleiton Dracena in the 44th minute of play. Elias Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Fabiano Zanette tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Formosa's goalkeeper Fabiano Zanette, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Murillo Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ivo Neves made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Franklin Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Elias Cosme came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Meriti 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 Elias Cosme couldn't finish the play. In the 65th minute, Dino Urbano made a precise shot to the right of Fabiano Zanette. Formosa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Elias Cosme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Zanette having to interfere. Raimundo Recife recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dino Urbano struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Fabiano Zanette didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meriti. Cleiton Dracena struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Fabiano Zanette didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meriti. Dino Urbano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabiano Zanette having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Artur de Sena managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meriti's supporters rose to their feet, but Artur de Sena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabiano Zanette breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Meriti's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.