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Toca do Siri
Spectators: 7213 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Evaristo Baiano made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Ivo de Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Renato Cavalcante was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After 9 minutes, Evaristo Baiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the xXx Ò.Ó xXx and the Irai FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Evaristo Baiano kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 14th minute of the match Simão Albuquerque sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rafinha Gomes skillfully saved the ball. After some careless play in the Irai FC defense, Evaristo Baiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafinha Gomes. The Irai FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafinha Gomes should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Paulo Renato Cavalcante successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to xXx Ò.Ó xXx getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Washington Nascimento hit a great ball. In the 29th minute of the match, Ivo de Amorim tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paulo Renato Cavalcante saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 32 played minutes, xXx Ò.Ó xXx's Simão Albuquerque shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rafinha Gomes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in xXx Ò.Ó xXx reached it. In the 37th minute Ivo de Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Renato Cavalcante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Renato Cavalcante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivo de Amorim in the 38th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Romário Félix 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ivo de Amorim made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Evaristo Baiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafinha Gomes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 57th minute, Romário Félix left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Irai FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. João Francisco Capixaba struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Rafinha Gomes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for xXx Ò.Ó xXx. If Romário Félix had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evaristo Baiano might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafinha Gomes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evaristo Baiano ran back to his position shaking his head. Rafinha Gomes made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when João Francisco Capixaba sent off a good shot on target. If João Francisco Capixaba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evaristo Baiano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Evaristo Baiano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafinha Gomes was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Ivo de Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Renato Cavalcante having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched xXx Ò.Ó xXx eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.