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Limoeiro
Spectators: 7371 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) Ediberto dos Santos made the kick off and thus started the match. Armandinho Travassos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gino de Lara showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tamer Açıker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Prata was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Limoeiro's goalkeeper Juan Prata, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Maruai defense, Ediberto dos Santos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armandinho Travassos. The Maruai fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armandinho Travassos should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Limoeiro getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Ediberto dos Santos hit a great ball. Gino de Lara's late challenge caught a Maruai's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gino de Lara helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, Limoeiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gino de Lara to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Tamer Açıker managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maruai's supporters rose to their feet, but Tamer Açıker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Juan Prata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Limoeiro's Juan Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tamer Açıker in the 47th minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tamer Açıker to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Maruai getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jonas Maia hit a great ball. Juan Prata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tamer Açıker in the 61st minute of play. Juan Prata was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tamer Açıker showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 65 minute of play. Francisco Senin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Prata having to interfere. Limoeiro's Juan Prata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tamer Açıker in the 74th minute of play. Armandinho Travassos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ediberto dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ediberto dos Santos came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Limoeiro 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 Ediberto dos Santos couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the game, Jarbas Alves threw the ball into play from the sideline. Limoeiro's Hudson Netto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 83rd minute, Ediberto dos Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armandinho Travassos was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Tamer Açıker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Juan Prata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Limoeiro's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.