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Coarací da Mata
Spectators: 5620 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geovânio Aparecido started the match with the kick off. David Toledo struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Marquinhos Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ASA de Arapiraca. Roger Figueiredo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Roger Figueiredo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diguinho Cosme during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Thiaguera F.C getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Diguinho Cosme hit a great ball. Dudu Secco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oswaldo Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Thiaguera F.C getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Douglas de Amorim hit a great ball. David Toledo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Marquinhos Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Tales de Queiroz managed to get in a good position for a shot. ASA de Arapiraca's supporters rose to their feet, but Tales de Queiroz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marquinhos Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Ivo Aguiar came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Thiaguera 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 Ivo Aguiar couldn't finish the play. After 31 played minutes ASA de Arapiraca got a freekick which was hit by David Toledo. In the 32nd minute Afonso Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dudu Secco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 played minutes Geovânio Aparecido rounded Thiaguera F.C's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Afonso Carvalho made a kick off. Rafinha Bertassi's late challenge caught a ASA de Arapiraca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rafinha Bertassi helped the player get up and apologised. 56 minutes into the game, one of Thiaguera F.C:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave ASA de Arapiraca a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rubinho Batista, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Thiaguera F.C's Marquinhos Cunha. 2-0. If Geovânio Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivo Aguiar might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dudu Secco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ivo Aguiar ran back to his position shaking his head. Dudu Secco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Carvalho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Douglas de Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Rubinho Batista missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 76 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Marquinhos Cunha right hand side. Beto Queiroz charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Beto Queiroz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th minute Afonso Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dudu Secco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Beto Queiroz kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 93 minutes into the game, ASA de Arapiraca's Geovânio Aparecido nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marquinhos Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ASA de Arapiraca had played much better football throughout.