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Anajas
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Murilo Quintal kicked off to start the match. Dieguinho Cavalcante's late challenge caught a Anajas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dieguinho Cavalcante helped the player get up and apologised. In the 4th minute, Dieguinho Cavalcante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Carlos Moreira in the 9th minute. Murilo Quintal's late challenge caught a Taboco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Murilo Quintal helped the player get up and apologised. Murilo Quintal kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Anajas's goal looked a bit too open when Claudinei Luz came free, but Lenílson Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Claudinei Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Anajas's goalkeeper Lenílson Arce, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th match minute, Anajas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheus Moura to maneuver through the defense. Rubens Mendes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lenílson Arce read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Enio Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Claudinei Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudinei Luz struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Lenílson Arce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Taboco. After 42 minutes, Tony Penha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Anajas and the Taboco players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rubens Mendes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rubens Mendes was the one to do the kick off. With his leg Lenílson Arce managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Taboco's Claudinei Luz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Claudinei Luz had several of the Anajas's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 59 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 0-3 score and a disappointed Lenílson Arce as he didn't even see the shot coming. Rubens Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Lenílson Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lenílson Arce made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enio Meirelles in the 65th minute. Claudinei Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Lenílson Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th play minute Claudinei Luz came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lenílson Arce. 0-4. If Claudinei Luz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lenílson Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubens Mendes, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Rubens Mendes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Taboco:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Anajas:s goal. The referee gave Anajas a penalty, 81 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tony Penha, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Taboco's Donato Amorim. 1-4. Donato Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murilo Quintal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubens Mendes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Lenílson Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Anajas's Lenílson Arce got control of the ball when Claudinei Luz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Taboco's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.