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Casa do Gigante
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex dos Santos started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Tabajara FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Pedro de Castro to maneuver through the defense. Samuca Velasco was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Gilberto Barros. Luisinho Baiano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Samuca Velasco 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 Cleiton Mendonça during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th match minute, Tabajara FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleiton Mendonça to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Tabajara FC's Mateus Monteiro got a free kick in the 15th minute. 17 minutes in the game Thomás Seco did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Edu Duarte. 19 minutes into the match, Tabajara FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlinhos Martins came free, but Samuca Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlinhos Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, Tabajara FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carlinhos Martins came free, but Samuca Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlinhos Martins had several of the Tabajara FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 27 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Samuca Velasco as he didn't even see the shot coming. If Carlinhos Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carlinhos Martins struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Samuca Velasco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aqua FC. The Aqua FC fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Aqua FC's Carlinhos Martins looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 44 minutes, Mateus Monteiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabajara FC and the Aqua FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Tabajara FC's Mateus Monteiro got a free kick in the 44th minute. If Alex dos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlinhos Martins made a kick off. Gilberto Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Carlinhos Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuca Velasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Tabajara FC defense, Luisinho Baiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Samuca Velasco. The Tabajara FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Samuca Velasco should have stopped the shot. Tabajara FC's Samuca Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisinho Baiano in the 65th minute of play. If Carlinhos Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th match minute, Tabajara FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomás Seco to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the game, Gilberto Barros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Samuca Velasco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aqua FC's Lenílson Sena got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Carlinhos Martins ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Samuca Velasco was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. A collision led to Aqua FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gilberto Barros hit a great ball. If Carlinhos Martins had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.