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Jitirana
Spectators: 6656 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dário Tasso made the kick off which started today's match. Márcio Bezerra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robinho Meira having to make a save. After having played for 7 minutes, Abelardo de Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jitirana EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abelardo de Medeiros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The long shot by Natanael Moreno in the 9th minute really tested Rafael Lara's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Abelardo de Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xaxim AD's Rafael Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dário Tasso in the 12th minute of play. Robinho Meira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dário Tasso in the 15th minute of play forced Xaxim AD's goalkeeper Rafael Lara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Marquinhos Simão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robinho Meira. Jitirana EC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marquinhos Simão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a little luck, Xaxim AD's Rafael Lara got control of the ball when Abelardo de Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Márcio Bezerra struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Robinho Meira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Xaxim AD. In the 36th minute Marquinhos Simão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho Meira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manfredo Rodrigues kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Roger Valladares didn't quite understand what happened when in the 43 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 46th minute Márcio Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robinho Meira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marquinhos Simão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 64th minute, Márcio Bezerra 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. Rafael Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dário Tasso in the 66th minute of the match. Rafael Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dário Tasso in the 70th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Dário Tasso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Lara. Xaxim AD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dário Tasso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Abelardo de Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Lara having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Kléberson Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Dário Tasso came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Jitirana EC 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 Dário Tasso couldn't finish the play. Márcio Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robinho Meira having to interfere. After 99 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Xaxim AD! Jitirana EC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Xaxim AD had controlled the match.