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Cococa
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) 1º de Maio Futebol Clube's Josué Vidal 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. Jerônimo Koehler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luisão de Sena in the 3rd minute of play. Jerônimo Koehler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisão de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes into the match, 1º de Maio Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Luz came free, but Víktor Marques reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Léo Senna got free with Víktor Marques in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 15 played minutes Cococa SC got a freekick which was hit by Juninho Damião. Jerônimo Koehler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisão de Sena in the 20th minute of the match. Jerônimo Koehler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sidnei Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Luisão de Sena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Jerônimo Koehler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sidnei Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Víktor Marques made an important save on a dangerous shot by Léo Senna in the 28th minute. Víktor Marques made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juninho Damião in the 30th minute. Víktor Marques was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Juninho Damião showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 35 minute of play. Luisão de Sena's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerônimo Koehler read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. After some careless play in the Cococa SC defense, Luisão de Sena kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jerônimo Koehler. The Cococa SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jerônimo Koehler should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Teodoro Luz was the one to do the kick off. Víktor Marques made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Luz in the 52nd minute of play. 1º de Maio Futebol Clube's Nuno Trigo got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Léo Senna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cococa SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Josué Vidal's late challenge caught a Cococa SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josué Vidal helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, 1º de Maio Futebol Clube's Josué Vidal got a free kick in the 66th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Cococa SC's Léo Senna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Víktor Marques made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Jerônimo Koehler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Luisão de Sena 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. Marco Andrade's late challenge caught a Cococa SC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marco Andrade helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to 1º de Maio Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Marco Andrade hit a great ball. When Hermínio Sousa fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cococa SC's protests and gave Hermínio Sousa a yellow card for diving instead. Luisão de Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jerônimo Koehler having to interfere. Jerônimo Koehler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidnei Pereira in the 98th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the 1º de Maio Futebol Clube players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.