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Estádio Juturnaiba
Spectators: 6733 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1683, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Cavalcante kicked off to start the match. In the 5th match minute, Meaipe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vítor Branco to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the game, Genílson Bittencourt was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Meaipe FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juturnaiba FC the free kick. Lauro Almeida was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 7th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Almir Corrêa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ezequiel das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Paulo Brasil, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After some careless play in the Juturnaiba FC defense, Jeferson Velasco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ezequiel das Neves. The Juturnaiba FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ezequiel das Neves should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Jeferson Velasco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel das Neves was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Juturnaiba FC's Ezequiel das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Paulo Brasil in the 29th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Almir Corrêa during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Almir Corrêa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ezequiel das Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeferson Velasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 40th minute, Paulão de Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Velasco in the 41st minute of play forced Juturnaiba FC's goalkeeper Ezequiel das Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ezequiel das Neves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeferson Velasco in the 43rd minute of the match. Matías Faria hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Juturnaiba FC's Almir Corrêa got a free kick in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jeferson Velasco to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute of the match Célio Duarte shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zé Carlos de Medeiros showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Juturnaiba FC's Ezequiel das Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeferson Velasco in the 56th minute of play. João Paulo Brasil blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ezequiel das Neves having to make a save. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juturnaiba FC's goalkeeper Ezequiel das Neves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jeferson Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jeferson Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Almir Corrêa struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Zé Carlos de Medeiros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juturnaiba FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Cavalcante in the 74th minute of play forced Meaipe FC's goalkeeper Zé Carlos de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Célio Duarte hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. João Paulo Brasil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 95th minute Jeferson Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Almir Corrêa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juturnaiba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Almir Corrêa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zé Carlos de Medeiros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.