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Pojuquinha
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vitório Cosme made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Pojuquinha SC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Davi da Rocha hit a great ball. Murillo Cosme took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fausto da Fonseca. Pojuquinha SC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Adilson Ramalho was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tarcisio Fontes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Agnaldo Romero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Macacos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. If Vitório Cosme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Narciso Fontes charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Narciso Fontes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Macacos getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Narciso Fontes hit a great ball. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Macacos! Fausto da Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitório Cosme in the 40th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Pojuquinha SC's goal looked a bit too open when Álvaro Couto came free, but Fausto da Fonseca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tarcisio Fontes made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tarcisio Fontes in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adilson Ramalho saved Macacos from getting behind. 55 minutes into the match, Pojuquinha SC's goalkeeper Fausto da Fonseca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Agnaldo Romero. Macacos's Agnaldo Romero got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fausto da Fonseca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruninho Tinoco in the 60th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Bruninho Tinoco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fausto da Fonseca. That made the score 2-2 in the 62 minute of play. When Edmílson Soeiro fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pojuquinha SC's protests and gave Edmílson Soeiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Edmílson Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pojuquinha SC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Bruninho Tinoco scored to the left of an out of position Fausto da Fonseca, making the score, 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilson Simões in the 76th minute of play forced Macacos's goalkeeper Adilson Ramalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Pojuquinha SC's Fausto da Fonseca got control of the ball when Agnaldo Romero tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Pojuquinha SC's Fausto da Fonseca got control of the ball when Agnaldo Romero tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 85th minute, Narciso Fontes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Júnior de Brito took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adilson Ramalho. Macacos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tarcisio Fontes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Adilson Ramalho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute Bruninho Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fausto da Fonseca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilson Simões sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 98 minutes, Gilson Simões managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pojuquinha SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilson Simões was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Macacos's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.