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Cidade Universitária
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dudu Peixoto made the kick off which started today's match. Juarês Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Geovânio Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dudu Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Geovânio Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geovânio Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Peixoto in the 12th minute of the match. Dudu Peixoto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juarês Vieira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geovânio Tavares having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Afonso Moura notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Tiago Futebol Clube's Emerson Nascimento. Emerson Nascimento was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 27th minute, Juarês Vieira made a precise shot to the right of Geovânio Tavares. Poli FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 30thth minute of the game Régis Batista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tiago Futebol Clube's Emerson Nascimento was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luiz Gustavo Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Tiago Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Régis Batista came free, but Emerson Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Afonso Moura dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Emerson Nascimento, 2-1. Kiko Paes hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Tiago Futebol Clube's Giovani Albuquerque broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 41st minute, Rodrigo Barral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dudu Peixoto took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geovânio Tavares. Geovânio Tavares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Régis Batista to strike the kick off in the second half. Poli FC's Geovânio Tavares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Peixoto in the 56th minute of play. Emerson Nascimento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Régis Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute Afonso Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Nascimento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Dudu Peixoto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Juarês Vieira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tiago Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Juarês Vieira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovânio Tavares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Régis Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Emerson Nascimento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Juarês Vieira 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. Juarês Vieira in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Geovânio Tavares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Régis Batista in the 83rd minute of play forced Tiago Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Emerson Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Moura in the 84th minute of play forced Tiago Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Emerson Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Régis Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tiago Futebol Clube's Emerson Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Moura in the 87th minute of play. Juarês Vieira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Geovânio Tavares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Dudu Peixoto took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Geovânio Tavares to make any attempt to save it. Tiago Futebol Clube played a much better game than Poli FC and deserved their victory. The Poli FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.