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Estádio Aracuai
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luciano Secco got the match started through his kick off. In the 15thth minute of the game Alfredão Hoffmann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aracuai SS's Joaquim Botelho was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Luciano Secco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Aracuai SS defense, Alfredão Hoffmann kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joaquim Botelho. The Aracuai SS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joaquim Botelho should have stopped the shot. Sucuarana Futebol Clube's Alfredão Hoffmann got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Secco in the 32nd minute of play forced Aracuai SS's goalkeeper Joaquim Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes Aracuai SS got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Eduardo Furtado. Luiz Guilherme Miranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. André Luís Maia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredão Hoffmann in the 40th minute of play forced Aracuai SS's goalkeeper Joaquim Botelho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Guilherme Miranda charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luiz Guilherme Miranda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luiz Guilherme Miranda hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luiz Guilherme Miranda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With 52 minutes on the clock, Duda Dantas commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 51 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Aracuai SS! Anderson Mota hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Alfredão Hoffmann blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joaquim Botelho having to make a save. Luciano Secco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquim Botelho having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Sucuarana Futebol Clube's Joaquim Botelho threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luciano Secco, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 73rd minute, Luiz Guilherme Miranda 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. Luciano Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Botelho was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Luciano Secco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luciano Secco really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Luiz Guilherme Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Guilherme Miranda in the 86th minute of play forced Sucuarana Futebol Clube's goalkeeper André Luís Maia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Aracuai SS's goalkeeper Joaquim Botelho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vito Pontes. After 97 minutes, Jonas Matos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sucuarana Futebol Clube and the Aracuai SS players grew even worse after the yellow card. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sucuarana Futebol Clube walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.