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Caucaia
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fred Paraíba got the match started through his kick off. Manoel Gomes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Washington de Medeiros went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 8 minutes, Célio Berger mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caucaia and the Sporting Brasil F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Caucaia's Célio Berger got a free kick in the 8th minute. Cleiton Corrêa charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cleiton Corrêa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute, Cleiton Corrêa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dudu Bastos hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. João Pombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Washington de Medeiros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Manoel Gomes made a huge save. In the 28th minute, João Pombal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nildo Brito was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Nildo Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silas Esteves in the 36th minute of the match. Washington de Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Manoel Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Silas Esteves to strike the kick off in the second half. Washington de Medeiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Manoel Gomes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sporting Brasil F.C's Manoel Gomes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Paraíba in the 64th minute of play. João Pombal might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nildo Brito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. João Pombal ran back to his position shaking his head. Nildo Brito didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 66th minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. The supporters of Caucaia booed when Sporting Brasil F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dudu Bastos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fred Paraíba struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Manoel Gomes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caucaia. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Washington de Medeiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caucaia's supporters rose to their feet, but Washington de Medeiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manoel Gomes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 72nd minute, Sidney Cerezo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Fred Paraíba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Manoel Gomes was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. If Fred Paraíba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caucaia's Washington de Medeiros got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Fred Paraíba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caucaia's supporters rose to their feet, but Fred Paraíba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Manoel Gomes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Washington de Medeiros in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manoel Gomes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Silas Esteves struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Nildo Brito didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Brasil F.C. Jonas da Cunha took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Manoel Gomes. Sporting Brasil F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Washington de Medeiros in the 92nd minute of play forced Sporting Brasil F.C's goalkeeper Manoel Gomes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Caucaia's Fred Paraíba in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Brasil F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Chants of Sporting Brasil F.C echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Caucaia had held the ball for most of the match.