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Humaitá sp
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) SANTOS F.C's Juan Leme started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Frank Cavalcante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedito Domingues in the 7th minute of the match. After 12 minutes Cavalaria FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oséias Leão who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 15 minutes, Gilson Barral managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cavalaria FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilson Barral was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 22 minutes, Didi Baiano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SANTOS F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Didi Baiano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind SANTOS F.C's goalkeeper Frank Cavalcante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Juan Leme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Carlos Tróia was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. If Didi Baiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes in the game, Juan Leme fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without João Carlos Tróia having to interfere. João Carlos Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Leme in the 42nd minute of play. Gilson Barral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Frank Cavalcante tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Benedito Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cavalaria FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Benedito Domingues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frank Cavalcante breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benedito Domingues to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Leme in the 54th minute of play forced Cavalaria FC's goalkeeper João Carlos Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Leme kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. If Benedito Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cavalaria FC! 67 minutes into the match, SANTOS F.C's Juan Leme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Carlos Tróia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Juan Leme came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the SANTOS F.C 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 Juan Leme couldn't finish the play. Didi Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. João Carlos Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Juan Leme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Carlos Tróia. Cavalaria FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juan Leme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. João Carlos Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Baiano in the 78th minute of the match. João Carlos Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Leme in the 81st minute of the match. Didi Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. João Carlos Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cavalaria FC's goalkeeper João Carlos Tróia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 89th minute Juan Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Carlos Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Leme blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without João Carlos Tróia having to make a save. Didi Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. João Carlos Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Carlos Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Leme in the 96th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cássio Trigo during the 98th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 98th minute, one of Cavalaria FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Cavalaria FC. The referee gave SANTOS F.C a penalty, 100 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Oséias Leão, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cavalaria FC's João Carlos Tróia. 2-2.