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Happy Cookies
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Xaxim AD's Marquinhos Simão 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. The supporters of Cookies Team booed when Xaxim AD was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovanni Leme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cookies Team's Mané Favoretto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquinhos Simão in the 5th minute of play. Mané Favoretto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Márcio Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Favoretto having to interfere. Luiz Guilherme Fontes kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Rafael Lara made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when André Luiz Quadros sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 31 minutes, Márcio Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xaxim AD's supporters crossed their fingers, but Márcio Bezerra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Marquinhos Simão came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Xaxim AD 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 Marquinhos Simão couldn't finish the play. Márcio Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Mané Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Bezerra in the 44th minute of play forced Cookies Team's goalkeeper Mané Favoretto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marquinhos Simão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Favoretto having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

If Patrick Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mané Favoretto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Márcio Bezerra in the 56th minute. Rafael Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Paraíba in the 60th minute of the match. Kléberson Carvalho's late challenge caught a Cookies Team's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kléberson Carvalho helped the player get up and apologised. Márcio Bezerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Mané Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marquinhos Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mané Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thiago Favoretto charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thiago Favoretto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A hard shot by Roger Valladares from long distance, 67 minutes into the match, got Mané Favoretto's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Marquinhos Simão received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Mané Favoretto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Márcio Bezerra got free with Mané Favoretto in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marquinhos Simão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mané Favoretto having to interfere. Mané Favoretto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Márcio Bezerra in the 76th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Cookies Team's zone, Márcio Bezerra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mané Favoretto came out of the goal and Márcio Bezerra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Márcio Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xaxim AD's supporters rose to their feet, but Márcio Bezerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mané Favoretto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. André Luiz Quadros scored 1-0 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rafael Lara, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpected shot in the 89th minute by Márcio Bezerra got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Mané Favoretto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Márcio Bezerra in the 91st minute. With a little luck, Cookies Team's Mané Favoretto got control of the ball when Márcio Bezerra tried to sneak it across the goal line. André Luiz Quadros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Lara having to interfere. Many of Xaxim AD's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Xaxim AD may have spent more time on the ball, but Cookies Team were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.