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Sentiago Barnabé
Spectators: 7179 (Terracing: 5386, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) Raimundo de Andrade made the kick off and thus started the match. After some careless play in the ★Real Madruga FC★ defense, Tomé Mesquita kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramiro Toledo. The ★Real Madruga FC★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramiro Toledo should have stopped the shot. Tomé Mesquita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ramiro Toledo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tomé Mesquita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomé Mesquita took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ramiro Toledo. Ramiro Toledo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, ★Real Madruga FC★'s goal looked a bit too open when Tomé Mesquita came free, but Ramiro Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Alessandro Branco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ★Real Madruga FC★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guaxupe the free kick. A collision led to ★Real Madruga FC★ getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alessandro Branco hit a great ball. Tomé Mesquita struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Ramiro Toledo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guaxupe. Walmir de Medeiros received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ricardo Penha came out and tried to block the shot, but Walmir de Medeiros slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 26th minute. Célio Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute Walmir de Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Guaxupe's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir de Medeiros came free, but Ricardo Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ★Real Madruga FC★'s Walmir de Medeiros got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Célio Amorim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Walmir de Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The audience was convinced that Gláuber Severo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Penha was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir de Medeiros in the 55th minute of play forced Guaxupe's goalkeeper Ricardo Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Tomé Mesquita left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guaxupe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 74 minutes into the match, ★Real Madruga FC★'s goalkeeper Ramiro Toledo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomé Mesquita. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Célio Amorim managed to get in a good position for a shot. ★Real Madruga FC★'s supporters rose to their feet, but Célio Amorim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Penha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ricardo Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio Amorim in the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Raimundo de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramiro Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Guaxupe's Tomé Mesquita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ramiro Toledo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 95 minutes into the match, Guaxupe's goal looked a bit too open when Célio Amorim came free, but Ricardo Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramiro Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo de Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Guaxupe walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.