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Arandu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jairo Paraíba kicked off to start the match. Jardel Mangueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ronaldão Toledo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jardel Mangueira ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 5th minute, one of RB SAO BRAGA: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 RB SAO BRAGA. The referee gave Muricizal EC a penalty, 7 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Adriano Linhares, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of RB SAO BRAGA's Ronaldão Toledo. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Mangueira in the 11th minute of play forced RB SAO BRAGA's goalkeeper Ronaldão Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of RB SAO BRAGA booed when Muricizal EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliézer Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 16 played minutes RB SAO BRAGA got a freekick which was hit by Bernardinho Chaves. Ronaldão Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Mangueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Pedro Augusto Diniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Amadeu Mangueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusébio Galvão during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Almir Ramos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Amadeu Mangueira made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Paraíba in the 46th minute of play forced RB SAO BRAGA's goalkeeper Ronaldão Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Augusto Diniz made a kick off. A collision led to Muricizal EC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Adriano Linhares hit a great ball. Jairo Paraíba might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ronaldão Toledo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jairo Paraíba ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of RB SAO BRAGA booed when Muricizal EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jardel Mangueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Muricizal EC's Jardel Mangueira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ronaldão Toledo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 77th minute, Almir Ramos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RB SAO BRAGA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ronaldão Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Régis Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Carlos Fantini's late challenge caught a Muricizal EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Carlos Fantini helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of RB SAO BRAGA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Muricizal EC:s goal. A collision led to RB SAO BRAGA getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Eusébio Galvão hit a great ball. Jairo Paraíba 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. With a little luck, RB SAO BRAGA's Ronaldão Toledo got control of the ball when Jardel Mangueira tried to sneak it across the goal line.