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Arena Xurupitas
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Evaristo Massa made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Allan Velasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Célio das Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Serraninho FC's Claudinho Moura got a free kick in the 8th minute. A collision led to XURUPITAS AFC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Glauco Viana hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Serraninho FC's Emanuel Alves tried to score from far away in the 14th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. XURUPITAS AFC's Allan Velasco got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yan Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oséias Mattos in the 18th minute of the match. XURUPITAS AFC's Yan Trancoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oséias Mattos in the 25th minute of play. Serraninho FC's Oséias Mattos got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yan Trancoso came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Serraninho FC's Oséias Mattos. But to his dismay, Oséias Mattos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 33rd minute, Claudinho Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Oséias Mattos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Serraninho FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Oséias Mattos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yan Trancoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Evaristo Massa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Douglas Pena came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the XURUPITAS AFC 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 Douglas Pena couldn't finish the play. The XURUPITAS AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Serraninho FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Allan Velasco to strike the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Serraninho FC's Yan Trancoso threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Evaristo Massa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 58th minute, Oséias Mattos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Serraninho FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Yan Trancoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Massa in the 61st minute of the match. If Oséias Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Evaristo Massa came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Serraninho FC 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 Evaristo Massa couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in XURUPITAS AFC's zone, Claudinho Moura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yan Trancoso came out of the goal and Claudinho Moura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 73 minutes into the match, Serraninho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas Pena came free, but Célio das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Allan Velasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, Serraninho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Velasco came free, but Célio das Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oséias Mattos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Yan Trancoso made a huge save. Oséias Mattos 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. Serraninho FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.