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Estádio Marineiro
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernando Aguiar during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to EC Sapupira getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Fernando Aguiar hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Ronaldo de Lima sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and EC Sapupira's Robinho Pitta didn't even have to move. After a defensive mix-up in EC Sapupira's zone, Celsinho da Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robinho Pitta came out of the goal and Celsinho da Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute Fellipe Linhares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robinho Pitta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fellipe Linhares's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute Fellipe Linhares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Fellipe Linhares 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. Celsinho da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Marineiro AD booed when EC Sapupira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juarês Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute of the match, Celsinho da Silva got a very nice opportunity to score, but Robinho Pitta was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. EC Sapupira were furious when Gilmar Brasil was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Ronaldo de Lima shot the penalty kick right outside the post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fellipe Linhares to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fellipe Linhares in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Robinho Pitta prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Celsinho da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute Fellipe Linhares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho Pitta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robinho Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celsinho da Silva in the 58th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Fellipe Linhares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robinho Pitta was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho da Silva in the 60th minute of play forced EC Sapupira's goalkeeper Robinho Pitta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Marineiro AD's goalkeeper Tomé Mazza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgar Xavier. When Jaime Barreto fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marineiro AD's protests and gave Jaime Barreto a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of EC Sapupira booed when Marineiro AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Barreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fellipe Linhares fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Marineiro AD's protests and gave Fellipe Linhares a yellow card for diving instead. Celsinho da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robinho Pitta having to interfere. Celsinho da Silva might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robinho Pitta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celsinho da Silva ran back to his position shaking his head. Emanuel Vides charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Vides the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Marineiro AD booed when EC Sapupira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fernando Aguiar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute, Edgar Xavier 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. Fellipe Linhares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robinho Pitta having to make a save. Robinho Pitta came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Marineiro AD's Celsinho da Silva. But to his dismay, Celsinho da Silva quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0.