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Aracatiara
Spectators: 6661 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Conrado Leal took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Leal in the 5th minute of play forced Caxias's goalkeeper Dadá de Barros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Magno Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caxias's supporters rose to their feet, but Magno Tróia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulysses Alvarenga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Magno Tróia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulysses Alvarenga having to interfere. Dadá de Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Leal in the 23rd minute of the match. Adhemar Queiroz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Dadá de Barros tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dadá de Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dadá de Barros didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adhemar Queiroz went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Gernando Paiva struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Ulysses Alvarenga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caxias. After having played for 42 minutes, Magno Tróia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caxias's supporters crossed their fingers, but Magno Tróia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gernando Paiva was the one to do the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Norberto Vinhas during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd match minute, Caxias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norberto Vinhas to maneuver through the defense. Dadá de Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Caxias's Róbson Penha got a free kick in the 58th minute. Dadá de Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adhemar Queiroz in the 69th minute of play. When Gernando Paiva came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Caxias 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 Gernando Paiva couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute, Gernando Paiva 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. Magno Tróia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Ulysses Alvarenga made a huge save. Adhemar Queiroz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamim Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dadá de Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Leal in the 97th minute of the match. Caxias's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Aracatiara had won, even though Caxias had held more of the ball.