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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) San Martim's Anselmo de Sena 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. 2 minutes into the match, San Martim's goal looked a bit too open when João Vítor Madureira came free, but Josué Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilvan Dionísio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cido Novaes in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Josué Loyola saved San Martim from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Matheus de Senna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Josué Loyola was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Agnaldo Alagoano charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agnaldo Alagoano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th minute, Agnaldo Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Taititu booed when San Martim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fellipe Motta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taititu's Manuel do Nascimento got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cido Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Josué Loyola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josué Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cido Novaes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Kléberson Martins left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taititu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Taititu's Cido Novaes in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Martim's goalie prevented a goal. San Martim's Josué Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Vítor Madureira in the 34th minute of play. When Matheus de Senna came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Taititu 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 Matheus de Senna couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in San Martim's zone, João Vítor Madureira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josué Loyola came out of the goal and João Vítor Madureira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. San Martim's Josué Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Novaes in the 38th minute of play. When Taititu's João Vítor Madureira in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Martim's goalie prevented a goal. Taititu's Álvaro Soeiro got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the San Martim defense, João Vítor Madureira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josué Loyola. The San Martim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josué Loyola should have stopped the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cido Novaes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Vítor Madureira got free with Josué Loyola in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. João Vítor Madureira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué Loyola having to interfere. Cido Novaes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fellipe Motta during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Taititu made a substitution. Walmir Carioca replaced Matheus de Senna. In the 65th match minute, San Martim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fellipe Motta to maneuver through the defense. João Vítor Madureira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Josué Loyola made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kauan Baptista in the 69th minute. San Martim's Josué Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cido Novaes in the 71st minute of play. Taititu's Cido Novaes got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 75 minutes, Juarês Maia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Martim and the Taititu players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gonçalo Tinoco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anselmo de Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, San Martim's goal looked a bit too open when Cido Novaes came free, but Josué Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Álvaro Soeiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Josué Loyola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in San Martim's zone, Álvaro Soeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Josué Loyola came out of the goal and Álvaro Soeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Josué Loyola made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when João Vítor Madureira sent off a good shot on target. João Vítor Madureira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Josué Loyola having to interfere. 94 minutes into the game, João Vítor Madureira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Josué Loyola was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.