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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Benedito Arruda got the match started through his kick off. Caetano Paraibano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Júlio Martins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. José Paulo Paiva in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adriano de Brito, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Yan de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match Yuri Furtado sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Júlio Martins skillfully saved the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Balisa FC's goalkeeper Adriano de Brito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Paulo Paiva. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maicon Braga in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Júlio Martins saved The Gazette from getting behind. After 20 played minutes The Gazette's José Paulo Paiva stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Adriano de Brito stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Balisa FC of the goal. José Paulo Paiva came free with the goalkeeper in the 26th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Adriano de Brito could save by the left post. A collision led to Balisa FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Olívio Vidal hit a great ball. Tales Ribeiro, 29 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to The Gazette getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Benedito Arruda hit a great ball. Caetano Paraibano struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Júlio Martins didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balisa FC. After having played for 35 minutes, Maicon Braga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balisa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maicon Braga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Júlio Martins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maicon Braga's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. If Caetano Paraibano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caetano Paraibano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Maicon Braga might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Júlio Martins. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maicon Braga ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maicon Braga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Júlio Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Benedito Lopez fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Gazette's protests and gave Benedito Lopez a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th minute, Benedito Lopez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adriano de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Paulo Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, The Gazette's João Augusto Meirelles got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 65th minute José Paulo Paiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Júlio Martins made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Maicon Braga sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Paulo Paiva in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adriano de Brito saved Balisa FC from getting behind. Benedito Arruda took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adriano de Brito. Adriano de Brito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Júlio Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 81 minutes into the match, The Gazette's goalkeeper Júlio Martins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Caetano Paraibano. If Maicon Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olívio Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júlio Martins having to interfere. Benedito Lopez got his second yellow card in the match during the 96th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to The Gazette getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Benedito Lopez hit a great ball. Yuri Furtado took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Júlio Martins. The Gazette's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Gazette's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.