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Taquaral
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Taquaral's Duarte Mattos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Taquaral's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro de Godoi came free, but Doni Paes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teodoro de Godoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Doni Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Betinho Cosme struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Doni Paes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cacoalinho. The supporters of Cacoalinho booed when Taquaral was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelson Salgado didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Duarte Mattos came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Taquaral 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 Duarte Mattos couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Duarte Mattos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodriguinho da Silva was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Lúcio Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Taquaral's supporters rose to their feet, but Lúcio Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodriguinho da Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Duarte Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lúcio Leal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Rodriguinho da Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Duarte Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Betinho Cosme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Doni Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Taquaral getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Duarte Mattos hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teodoro de Godoi was the one to do the kick off. If Duarte Mattos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Duarte Mattos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodriguinho da Silva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Rodriguinho da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lúcio Leal in the 78th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Taquaral's zone, Teodoro de Godoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Doni Paes came out of the goal and Teodoro de Godoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Taquaral getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Norberto Berger hit a great ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Betinho Cosme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cacoalinho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Betinho Cosme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eliseu Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. In the 97th minute, Mané Tróia sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cacoalinho's Rodriguinho da Silva didn't even have to move. The Cacoalinho players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Taquaral from taking control. The game ends in a draw.